Queen Kalina of Greece


HM The Queen of Greece

Titles	Queen of Greece Princess of Bulgaria
Reign	10 January 2023 - present
Coronation	25 July 2023
Predecessor	Princess Anne Marie of Denmark
Biographical Information
Born	19 January 1972 (age 53) Vrana, Bulgaria
Spouse	Paul II, King of Greece (m. 1995)
Issue	Princess Maria Olympia Constantine, Crown Prince Prince Achileas Prince Odysseas Prince Aristidis
Name	Kalina
House	Kohary
Father	Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria
Mother	Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela
Religion	Eastern Orthodox

Queen Kalina of Greece (born Princess Kalina of Bulgaria on 19 January 1972) is the a member of the Greek Royal Family as the current Queen consort. She is also a member of the Bulgarian Royal Family as the daughter of Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria and the Danish Royal Family as the niece-in-law of Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark.

Life

Kalina was born the fifth child and only daughter of Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria and Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela.

Kalina became Queen of Greece upon her husband's ascension in 2023.

Marriage and Issue

On 1 July 1995, Kalina married Paul, Crown Prince of Greece in Athens. Paul and Kalina have five children, Maria Olympia, Constantine, Achileas, Odysseas, and Aristidis.

Name	Birth	Marriage
Princess Maria Olympia	25 July 1996	Unmarried and without issue
Constantine, Crown Prince	29 October 1998	Unmarried and without issue
Prince Achileas	12 August 2000	Unmarried and without issue
Prince Odysseas	17 September 2004	Unmarried and without issue
Prince Aristidis	29 June 2008	Unmarried and without issue

Residences

New Royal Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
Tatoi Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
Mon Repos; Summer Residence (June-August)
Banya Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)

Sartorial Information

Tiara Collection

As Queen, Kalina has access to the entirety of the Greek Tiara Collection. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.

(1988) Diamond Spray Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents
(1995) Diamond Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
(1995) Aquamarine Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours

1972-1995 Princess Kalina of Bulgaria
1995-2023 Kalina, Crown Princess of Greece
2023-present Queen Kalina of Greece

National Honours

Order of the Redeemer (2023)

Order of Sts. Olga and Sophia (1995)

Order of George I (2005)

Foreign Honours

Order of Cyril and Methodius (1995) (Bulgaria)

Order of St. Alexander (1990) (Bulgaria)

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


Queen Kalina of Greece House of Kohary Born: 19 January 1972
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Bulgarian throne	Followed by
Princess Sofia of Vidin	18th in the line of succession	Constantine, Crown Prince of Greece

Notes

Face: Geri Halliwell