Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte

Prince Kubrat Prince of Panagyurishte (more) Born (1965-11-05) 5 November 1965 Spouse Carla María de la Soledad Royo-Villanova y Urrestarazu (m. 1993) Issue Prince Mirko Prince Lukás Prince Tirso House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Father Simeon II of Bulgaria Mother Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela

Bulgarian Royal Family HM The Tsar HM The Tsaritsa HRH The Dowager Princess of Turnovo HRH The Prince of Turnovo HRH Prince Beltran HRH The Prince of Preslav HRH The Princess of Preslav HRH Princess Mafalda-Cecilia HRH Princess Olimpia HRH Prince Tassilo HRH The Prince of Panagyurishte HRH The Princess of Panagyurishte HRH Prince Mirko HRH Prince Lukás HRH Prince Tirso HRH The Prince of Vidin HRH The Princess of Vidin HRH Prince Umberto HRH Princess Sofia HRH Princess Kalina HRH The Princess of Koháry

Styles of The Prince of Panagyurishte Reference style His Royal Highness Spoken style Your Royal Highness Alternative style Sir

Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte, Duke of Saxony (born 5 November 1965, Madrid, Spain), known with his civilian name as Kubrat de Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha y Gómez-Acebo (in Spain) or Kubrat Sakskoburggotski (in Bulgaria), is a Spanish surgeon and member of the former Bulgarian Royal Family. He is the third son of the exiled Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela. Simeon II was exiled as a child when Bulgaria ceased to be a monarchy, so Simeon's wife and children never received any royal titles from Bulgaria.

Education and career

After completing his primary and secondary education at the Lycée Français in Madrid, Prince Kubrat studied between 1984 and 1990 at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, where he obtained a Licentiate Magna Cum Laude in Medicine and Surgery. After his graduation, he worked for five years as a resident physician at Puerta de Hierro Clinic in Madrid, where he made his expertise as a general surgeon. Subsequently he worked for a year at the St. Mark's Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital and further specialized as a surgeon in proctology. Prince Kubrat worked between 1997 and 2003 as a colorectal surgeon at the Ruber International Clinic in Madrid and was in charge of the Ambulatory Surgery Unit. Since September 2003, he became Head of the Colorectal Unit at the San Camillo Hospital in Madrid, where he also acts as Director of the Team Care Management since June 2006. He was director of Shared Medical Systems between 1999 and 2000, and is currently also part of the advisory board of Tokuda Hospital (Sofia, Bulgaria) and a Consultant for Mensor Health Care, S.L in Madrid.

Marriage and issue

Prince Kubrat married on 2 July 1993 at the Monastery of la Encarnación, Madrid with Doña Carla María de la Soledad Royo-Villanova y Urrestarazu, daughter of Jaime Royo-Villanova y Paya and wife María del Carmen Urrestarazu y Ozueta. Together they have three sons:

• Prince Mirko Panagiurishtski of Bulgaria, born 26 April 1995 in Madrid.
• Prince Lukás Panagiurishtski of Bulgaria, born 15 July 1997 in Madrid.
• Prince Tirso Panagiurishtski of Bulgaria, born 3 June 2002 in Madrid.

He is the godfather of Pablo Nicolás Urdangarín y de Borbón, who is the son of the Duchess and Duke of Palma.

Titles, styles and honours

Titles and style

• His Royal Highness Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte, Prince of Bulgaria, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony (since his birth in 1965)
  • Kubrat Sajonia-Coburgo (his civilian name in Spain)
  • Kubrat Sakskoburggotski (his name used in Bulgaria)

Kubrat is shortly styled as HRH The Prince of Panagyurishte.

Honours

• Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Austrian branch) (2002)
• Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (27 October 2010)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Alexander.

Ancestors

Family of Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte

16. Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha               8. Ferdinand I of Bulgaria                       17. Princess Clémentine of Orléans               4. Boris III of Bulgaria                             18. Robert I, Duke of Parma               9. Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma                       19. Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies               2. Simeon II of Bulgaria                                   20. Umberto I of Italy               10. Victor Emmanuel III of Italy                       21. Princess Margherita of Savoy               5. Princess Giovanna of Italy                             22. Nicholas I of Montenegro               11. Princess Elena of Montenegro                       23. Milena Vukotić               1. Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte                                         24. José Gómez-Acebo y de la Torre               12. José Gómez-Acebo y Cortina                       25. María de los Dolores Cortina y Vázquez               6. Manuel Gómez-Acebo y Modet                             26. Juan Bautista Modet y Eguía               13. Margarita Marta Modet y Almagro                       27. María Felicidad de Almagro y de la Vega               3. Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela                                   28. Joaquín Cejuela de la Riva               14. Manuel Cejuela y González-Orduña                       29. Carolina González-Orduña y Merry               7. Mercedes Cejuela y Fernández                             30. Secundino Fernández               15. Mercedes Fernández y Molano                       31. Luisa Molano y Martínez de Tejada

References

Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Cadet branch of the House of Wettin Born: 5 November 1965
Bulgarian royalty
New title	Prince of Panagyurishte 1965–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Prince Tassilo of Bulgaria	Line of succession to the Bulgarian throne 6th position	Succeeded by Prince Mirko of Bulgaria