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| | Bulgarian Royal Family: Collection of Materials |
 | | In April 2001 H.M. Simeon II returned to Bulgaria and formed a new political party, the National Movement for Simeon II (NMSII), dedicated to "reforms and political integrity." Shortly thereafter, the party won 120 of the 240 seats in the Bulgarian parliament and Simeon of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha served as a Prime Minister until 2005. |
 | | Son of King Boris III (House of Saxe-Coburg) and Queen Joanna (House of Savoy), King Simeon II was born in Sofia on June 16th, 1937. |
 | | Upon King Boris' sudden death on August 28th, 1943, he acceded to the throne as King Simeon II and, being a minor, as required by the Tirnovo Constitution, a three member Council of Regency was formed. |
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