Konstantin Assen, Prince of Vidin

HRH The Prince of Vidin
Titles	Prince of Vidin
Biographical Information
Born	5 December 1967 (age 57) Sofia, Bulgaria
Spouse	Princess Margherita of Parma (m. 1994)
Issue	Prince Umberto Princess Sofia
Name	Konstantin Assen
House	Kohary
Father	Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria
Mother	Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela
Religion	Eastern Orthodox

Konstantin Assen, Prince of Vidin (born Prince Konstantin Assen of Bulgaria on 5 December 1967) is a member of the Bulgarian Royal Family as the son of Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria. He is also a member of the Parmense Ducal Family as the brother-in-law of Carlo V, Duke of Parma.

Life

Konstantin Assen was born the fourth and youngest son of Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria and Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela.

Marriage and Issue

On 7 July 1994, Konstantin Assen married Princess Margherita of Parma in Parma. The couple have two children, Umberto and Sofia.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Prince Umberto	20 November 1999		Unmarried and without issue
	Princess Sofia	20 November 1999		Unmarried and without issue

Residences

• 
  Euxinograd; Main Residence (September-May)
• 
  Tsarska Bistritsa; Winter Residence (December-February)
• 
  Banya Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

• 1967-1994 Prince Konstantin Assen of Bulgaria
• 1994-present Konstantin Assen, Prince of Vidin

National Honours

Order of Cyril and Methodius (1994)

Order of St. Alexander (1985)

Foreign Honours

Order of St. Louis (1994) (Parma)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria	Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria Princess Giovanna of Italy	Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria Princess Marie Louise of Parma King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Princess Elena of Montenegro	Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Clementine of France Duke Robert I of Parma Princess Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies King Umberto I of Italy Princess Margherita of Genoa King Nicholas I of Montenegro Milena Vukotic
Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela	Don Manuel Gomez-Acebo y Modet Mercedes Cejuela y Fernandez	Marquess Jose Gomez-Acebo y Cortina of Cortina Margarita Marta Modet y Almagro Manuel Cejuela y Gonzalez-Orduna Mercedes Fernandez y Molano	Don Jose Gomez-Acebo y de la Torre Dolores Cortina y Vasquez Juan Baptist Modet y Equia Felicite Almagro y Vega Joaquin Cejuela de la Riva Carolina Gonzalez-Orduna y Merry Secundino Fernandez Luisa Molano y Martinez de Tejada

Lines of Succession

Konstantin Assen, Prince of Vidin House of Kohary Born: 5 December 1967
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Bulgarian throne	Followed by
Prince Tirso of Panagyurishte	15th in the line of succession	Prince Umberto of Vidin