Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Tsar Simeon II or King Simeon II of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Симеон Борисов Сакскобургготски) (born 16 June 1937) is an important political and royal figure in Bulgaria. During his reign as the Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946 he was a minor, the monarchical leader. He also served as the 48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria.

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Симеон Сакскобургготски
The 3rd King of the Bulgarians
Reign	28 August 1943 – 15 September 1946
Predecessor	King Boris III
Successor	Vasil Kolarov (Acting President)
Regent	See list Prince Kiril, Bogdan Filov and Nikola Mikhov (28 August 1943 – 9 September 1944) Todor Pavlov, Venelin Ganev and Tsvetko Boboshevski (9 September 1944 – 15 September 1946)
48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Predecessor	Ivan Kostov
Successor	Sergei Stanishev
Born	(1937-06-16) 16 June 1937 Sofia, Bulgaria
Spouse	Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela
Issue	Kardam, Prince of Turnovo Kyril, Prince of Preslav Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin Princess Kalina of Bulgaria
House	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father	King Boris III of Bulgaria
Mother	Princess Giovanna of Italy
Religion	Bulgarian Orthodoxy
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Media related to Simeon II of Bulgaria at Wikimedia Commons

• King Simeon II
• The first website about Simeon II of Bulgaria focuses on his pre-1995 history
• Financial Times July 2001 Biography
• Saxe-Coburg-Gotha's address, 10 February 2005 Archived 22 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine concerning amending the constitution to bring it in line with EU requirements
• Saxe-Coburg-Gotha's statement, 5 July 2002 Archived 29 April 2005 at the Wayback Machine concerning Bulgaria's candidacy for NATO membership: "The role of the international community should be gradually transformed from crisis response to integration. Palliative measures intended to mitigate yet another crisis cannot bring stability and prosperity. The best solution is the region's integration into the European and Euroatlantic institutions."