In September 1936, Prince Kiril accompanied King Edward VIII on a whistle-stop tour of Iceland. Present at the death of his brother, Tsar Boris, on 28 August 1943, Prince Kiril was appointed head of a regency council by the Bulgarian parliament, to act as Head of State until the late Tsar's son, Simeon II of Bulgaria, became 18.
Prince Kiril, with the widowed Tsaritsa, Giovanna of Savoy, daughter of the Italian king, led the state funeral for his brother Tsar Boris III on 5 September 1943 at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, thereafter proceeding across the city to the main railway station where the funeral train waited to take the body to the 12th-century Rila Monastery in the mountains. Thereafter the three consecutive governments made efforts to extricate themselves from Bulgaria's agreements with Germany, notably that which permitted their use of the railway to Greece and the German troops stationed along it for protection. A Bulgarian delegation travelled to Cairo in an attempt to negotiate with the United States and the United Kingdom but failed, the latter refusing to meet them without the participation of the Soviet Union.
Despite Sofia's continuous diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union, on 5 September 1944, that country declared war on Bulgaria, and on 8 September Soviet armies crossed the Romanian border and the Danube. The Fatherland Front, a coalition of the Communist Party, the left wing of the Agrarian Union, the Zveno group, and a few pro-Soviet politicians who had returned from exile in the Soviet Union, executed a Soviet-backed military coup on 9 September and seized power.
In late January 1945 Prince Kiril was sentenced to death by the People's Court. On the night of February 1, 1945 he was executed at Sofia Central Cemetery along with former Prime Minister and Regent Professor Bogdan Filov, Regent General Nikola Mihov, and a range of former cabinet ministers, royal advisors and 67 MPs.
On August 26, 1996, the Supreme Court overturned the sentences of February 1, 1945, which sentenced the three regents, ministers, and councilors to death.
Bulgaria in the Second World War by Marshall Lee Miller, Stanford University Press, 1975.
Boris III of Bulgaria 1894–1943, by Pashanko Dimitroff, London, 1986, ISBN0-86332-140-2
Crown of Thorns by Stephane Groueff, Lanham MD., and London, 1987, ISBN0-8191-5778-3
The Betrayal of Bulgaria by Gregory Lauder-Frost, Monarchist League Policy Paper, London, 1989.
The Daily Telegraph, Obituary for "HM Queen Ioanna of the Bulgarians", London, 28 February 2000.
October 30, 2023
kiril, prince, preslav, this, article, about, ferdinand, bulgaria, simeon, bulgaria, kyrill, prince, preslav, prince, kiril, bulgaria, prince, preslav, bulgarian, Кирил, принц, Преславски, german, kyrill, heinrich, franz, ludwig, anton, karl, philipp, prinz, b. This article is about the son of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria For the son of Simeon II of Bulgaria see Kyrill Prince of Preslav Prince Kiril of Bulgaria Prince of Preslav Bulgarian Kiril princ Preslavski German Kyrill Heinrich Franz Ludwig Anton Karl Philipp Prinz von Bulgarien 17 November 1895 1 February 1945 was the second son of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria and his first wife Marie Louise of Bourbon Parma He was a younger brother of Boris III of Bulgaria and a prince regent of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1944 He was sentenced to death by the People s Court and executed on the night of 1 February 1945 KirilPrince of PreslavPrince Regent of BulgariaTenure28 August 1943 9 September 1944MonarchSimeon IIBorn 1895 01 17 17 January 1895Sofia Principality of BulgariaDied1 February 1945 1945 02 01 aged 50 Sofia Kingdom of BulgariaNamesKyril Heinrich Franz Ludwig Anton Karl PhilippHouseSaxe Coburg and Gotha KoharyFatherFerdinand I of BulgariaMotherMarie Louise of Bourbon ParmaReligionRoman Catholic Contents 1 Biography 2 Honours and arms 3 Ancestors 4 References 5 LiteratureBiography edit nbsp Royal Monogram of Prince Kiril of BulgariaHe was born on 17 January 1895 in Sofia as the second son of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria and his first wife Marie Louise of Bourbon Parma In September 1936 Prince Kiril accompanied King Edward VIII on a whistle stop tour of Iceland Present at the death of his brother Tsar Boris on 28 August 1943 Prince Kiril was appointed head of a regency council by the Bulgarian parliament to act as Head of State until the late Tsar s son Simeon II of Bulgaria became 18 Prince Kiril with the widowed Tsaritsa Giovanna of Savoy daughter of the Italian king led the state funeral for his brother Tsar Boris III on 5 September 1943 at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Sofia thereafter proceeding across the city to the main railway station where the funeral train waited to take the body to the 12th century Rila Monastery in the mountains Thereafter the three consecutive governments made efforts to extricate themselves from Bulgaria s agreements with Germany notably that which permitted their use of the railway to Greece and the German troops stationed along it for protection A Bulgarian delegation travelled to Cairo in an attempt to negotiate with the United States and the United Kingdom but failed the latter refusing to meet them without the participation of the Soviet Union Despite Sofia s continuous diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union on 5 September 1944 that country declared war on Bulgaria and on 8 September Soviet armies crossed the Romanian border and the Danube The Fatherland Front a coalition of the Communist Party the left wing of the Agrarian Union the Zveno group and a few pro Soviet politicians who had returned from exile in the Soviet Union executed a Soviet backed military coup on 9 September and seized power In late January 1945 Prince Kiril was sentenced to death by the People s Court On the night of February 1 1945 he was executed at Sofia Central Cemetery along with former Prime Minister and Regent Professor Bogdan Filov Regent General Nikola Mihov and a range of former cabinet ministers royal advisors and 67 MPs On August 26 1996 the Supreme Court overturned the sentences of February 1 1945 which sentenced the three regents ministers and councilors to death Honours and arms editDecorations 1 nbsp Kingdom of Bulgaria Knight of the Royal Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius nbsp Kingdom of Prussia Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle nbsp Kingdom of Bavaria Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert nbsp Kingdom of Italy Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation 1930 2 nbsp Kingdom of Yugoslavia Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Star of Karađorđe 3 Arms nbsp Coat of Arms of Prince Kiril of BulgariaAncestors editAncestors of Kiril Prince of Preslav8 Ferdinand Prince of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Kohary4 Prince August of Saxe Coburg and Gotha9 Princess Maria Antonia Kohary de Csabrag et Szitnya2 Ferdinand I of Bulgaria10 Louis Philippe I of France5 Princess Clementine of Orleans11 Princess Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily1 Kiril Prince of Preslav12 Charles III Duke of Parma6 Robert I Duke of Parma13 Princess Louise of Artois3 Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon Parma14 Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies7 Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon Two Sicilies15 Archduchess Maria Theresa of AustriaReferences edit Justus Perthes Almanach de Gotha 1922 p 33 Federico Bona I Cavalieri dell Ordine Supremo del Collare o della Santissima Annunziata in Italian Retrieved 22 June 2020 Acovic Dragomir 2012 Slava i cast Odlikovanja među Srbima Srbi među odlikovanjima Belgrade Sluzbeni Glasnik p 533 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prince Kyril Prince of Preslav 1895 1945 This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Literature editBulgaria in the Second World War by Marshall Lee Miller Stanford University Press 1975 Boris III of Bulgaria 1894 1943 by Pashanko Dimitroff London 1986 ISBN 0 86332 140 2 Crown of Thorns by Stephane Groueff Lanham MD and London 1987 ISBN 0 8191 5778 3 The Betrayal of Bulgaria by Gregory Lauder Frost Monarchist League Policy Paper London 1989 The Daily Telegraph Obituary for HM Queen Ioanna of the Bulgarians London 28 February 2000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kiril Prince of Preslav amp oldid 1179682274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
