ROYALTY (travel) GUIDE

SOFIA

Samuel I

tsar of Bulgaria

950/958-1014

Alexander II

tsar of Russia 

1818-1881

Ferdinand I

tsar of Bulgaria

1861-1948

Ferdinand I

tsar of Bulgaria

1861-1948 and 2e spouse

Eleonore

princess of Reuss-Köstritz

1860-1917

Marie Luise 

princess of Bourbon-Parma

1870-1899

1e spouse of Ferdinand I

Clementine

princess of Bourbon-Orleans

1817-1907

spouse of August

prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

1818-1881

BORIS'S GARDEN

 

Boris III

tsar of Bulgaria

1894-1943

 

Cyrill

prince of Bulgaria

1895-1945

 

During World War II Bulgaria was bombed.
One of those bombs fell next to Sofia Cemetery.
This bomb created a very large crater.
In 1945 communist killed Prince Kiril and members of the Royal court by the crater.
Bodies were thrown in the crater and covered.
It is one very large mass grave.
After communism was over memorial was put.
These pictures are of the memorial over the grave.

Eleonore

princess of Reuss-Köstritz

1860-1917

2e spouse of Ferdinand I (1861-1948)

 king of Bulgaria