Kyril, Prince of Preslav

HRH The Prince of Preslav
Titles	Prince of Preslav
Biographical Information
Born	11 July 1964 (age 60) Sofia, Bulgaria
Spouse	Princess Maria of Romania (m. 1989)
Issue	Mafalda Cecilia, Crown Princess of Austria Olimpia, Hereditary Princess of Lippe Prince Tassilo
Name	Kyril
House	Kohary
Father	Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria
Mother	Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela
Religion	Eastern Orthodox

Kyril, Prince of Preslav (born Prince Kyril of Bulgaria on 11 July 1964) is a member of the Bulgarian Royal Family as the son of Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria. He is also a member of the Romanian Royal Family as the brother-in-law of Margareta, Queen of Romania.

Life

Kyril was born the second son of Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria and Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela.

Marriage and Issue

On 15 September 1989, Kyril married Princess Maria of Romania in Bucharest. The couple have three children, Mafalda Cecilia, Olimpia, and Tassilo.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Mafalda Cecilia, Crown Princess of Austria	27 July 1994		Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria (m. 2021); has issue
	Olimpia, Hereditary Princess of Lippe	14 December 1995		Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Lippe (m. 2022); no issue
	Prince Tassilo	20 January 2002		Unmarried and without issue

Residences

• 
  Banya Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
• 
  Euxinograd; Summer Residence (June-August)
• 
  Peles Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

• 1964-1989 Prince Kyril of Bulgaria
• 1989-present Kyril, Prince of Preslav

National Honours

Order of Cyril and Methodius (1989)

Order of St. Alexander (1982)

Foreign Honours

Order of Carol I (1989) (Romania)

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

Kyril, Prince of Preslav House of Kohary Born: 11 July 1964
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Bulgarian throne	Followed by
Princess Mariana of Turnovo	4th in the line of succession	Prince Tassilo of Preslav