Margherita, Princess of Vidin


HRH The Princess of Vidin

Titles	Princess of Vidin
Biographical Information
Born	13 October 1972 (age 52) Parma, Parma, Italy
Spouse	Konstantin Assen, Prince of Vidin (m. 1994)
Issue	Prince Umberto Princess Sofia
Name	Margarita Marie Beatrix
House	Bourbon-Parma (by birth) Kohary (by marriage)
Father	Duke Carlo IV of Parma
Mother	Princess Irene of the Netherlands
Religion	Roman Catholic

Margherita, Princess of Vidin (born Princess Margherita of Parma on 13 October 1972) is a member of the Bulgarian Royal Family as the daughter-in-law of Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria. He is also a member of the Parmense Ducal Family as the sister of Carlo V, Duke of Parma.

Life

Margherita was born the second child and elder daughter of Duke Carlo IV of Parma and Princess Irene of the Netherlands.

Marriage and Issue

On 7 July 1994, Margherita married Konstantin Assen, Prince of Vidin 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)

Sartorial Information

Tiara Collection

(1988) Diamond Necklace Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents
(1994) Sapphire and Gold Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
(1994) Diamond Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours

1972-1994 Princess Margherita of Parma
1994-present Margherita, Princess of Vidin

National Honours

Order of St. Alexander (1994)

Foreign Honours

Order of St. George (1994) (Parma)

Order of St. Louis (1990) (Parma)

Ancestry


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Duke Carlo IV of Parma	Duke Xavier of Parma Countess Madeleine d'Lignieres	Duke Robert I of Parma Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal Georges, Count of Lignieres Marie Jeanne de Quillien	Duke Charles III of Parma Princess Louise d'Artois King Miguel of Portugal Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Henri, Count of Lignieres Adrienne de Mailly-Nesle Viscount Rene of Quillien Marie Leonie Gautier
Princess Irene of the Netherlands	Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld Queen Juliana of the Netherlands	Prince Bernhard of Lippe Armgard von Sierstorpff-Cramm Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands	Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld Countess Caroline of Wartensleben Baron Aschwin Sierstorpff-Cramm Hedwig von Sierstorpff-Driburg Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt King William III of the Netherlands Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Lines of Succession


Margherita, Princess of Vidin House of Bourbon-Parma Born: 13 October 1972
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Parmense throne	Followed by
Princess Gloria of Parma	7th in the line of succession	Prince Umberto of Vidin

Notes

Face: Alyssa Milano