Boris, Prince of Turnovo

HRH The Prince of Turnovo
Titles	Prince of Turnovo
Biographical Information
Born	12 October 1997 (age 27) Sofia, Bulgaria
Spouse	Infanta Maria Francisca, Duchess of Coimbra (m. 2023)
Name	Boris
House	Kohary
Father	Kardam, Prince of Turnovo
Mother	Archduchess Viridis of Austria
Religion	Eastern Orthodox

Boris, Prince of Turnovo (born Prince Boris of Turnovo on 12 October 1997) is a member of the Bulgarian Royal Family as the grandson and heir of Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria. He is also a member of the Portuguese Royal Family as the son-in-law of Duarte II, King of Portugal.

Life

Boris was born the eldest child and son of Kardam, Prince of Turnovo and Archduchess Viridis of Austria.

Boris became heir to his grandfather upon his father's death in 2015. In 2018, the tsar named Boris Prince of Turnovo, the traditional title for the heir to the Bulgarian throne.

Marriage and Issue

On 7 October 2023, Boris married Infanta Maria Francisca, Duchess of Coimbra in Sofia.

On 7 January 2025, it was announced that Boris and Maria Francisca are expecting their first child together.

Residences

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

Titles and Honours

• 1997-2018 Prince Boris of Turnovo
• 2018-present Boris, Prince of Turnovo

National Honours

Order of Cyril and Methodius (2023)

Order of St. Alexander (2015)

Foreign Honours

Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ (2023) (Portugal)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Kardam, Prince of Turnovo	Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela	Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria Princess Giovanna of Italy Don Manuel Gomez-Acebo y Modet Mercedes Cejuela y Fernandez	Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria Princess Marie Louise of Parma King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Princess Elena of Montenegro Marquess Jose Gomez-Acebo y Cortina of Cortina Margarita Marta Modet y Almagro Manuel Cejuela y Gonzalez-Orduna Mercedes Fernandez y Molano
Archduchess Viridis of Austria	Archduke Felix of Austria Princess Anna Eugenie of Arenberg	Emperor Charles I of Austria Princess Zita of Parma Prince Robert Prosper of Arenberg Princess Gabriele of Wrede	Archduke Otto Franz Joseph of Austria Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony Duke Robert I of Parma Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal Prince Jean of Arenberg Princess Sophie of Arenberg Carl Philipp, Prince of Wrede Princess Anna of Lobkowicz

Lines of Succession

Boris, Prince of Turnovo House of Kohary Born: 12 October 1997
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Bulgarian throne	Followed by
Simeon II	1st in the line of succession	Prince Beltran of Turnovo