Prince Boris of Leiningen
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Prince Karl Boris Frank Markwart of Leiningen (born April 17, 1960) is the elder son of Prince Karl of Leiningen
and of his wife Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria
. He is currently 128th in line to the British Throne.
, Canada
. He is the grandson of King Boris III of Bulgaria
and the great-grandson of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
. As a descendant of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
, great-great-great grandson, he is in the line of succession to the British Throne
. According to Marlene Eilers, Boris of Leiningen belongs to the orthodox creed, which means he is one of rare princely persons with a religiously-unhindered claim to some former monarchies which have eastern orthodox tradition, such as Russia and Bulgaria.
On February 14, 1987 in Westfield
, New Jersey
, Boris married Millena Manov (born August 22, 1962). They have one son:
Boris and Millena were divorced in 1996.
On September 11, 1998 in Neptune City
, New Jersey, Boris married Cheryl Riegler (born August 9, 1962), a nurse practitioner. They have two children:
Boris is currently Director of Business Development for Massa Montalto Architects in Neptune, New Jersey.
Boris is active in cultural events involving the Bulgarian-American community, especially those related to the Holocaust. Boris and Cheryl are active marathon runners. Boris is also an avid motorcyclist.
Prince Karl of Leiningen
Karl Vladimir Ernst Heinrich, Prince of Leiningen was the son of Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen and Maria Kirillovna of Russia. Maria was the daughter of Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, a paternal granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and Cyril...
and of his wife Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria
Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria
Princess Maria Louise of Bulgaria is the daughter of Tsar Boris III and Tsaritsa Ioanna and the older sister of Simeon II of Bulgaria. Her baptism in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church caused controversy at the time.-Biography:...
. He is currently 128th in line to the British Throne.
Biography
Boris was born in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He is the grandson of King Boris III of Bulgaria
Boris III of Bulgaria
Boris III the Unifier, Tsar of Bulgaria , originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver , son of Ferdinand I, came to the throne in 1918 upon the abdication of his father, following the defeat of the Kingdom of Bulgaria during World War I...
and the great-grandson of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Victor Emmanuel III was a member of the House of Savoy and King of Italy . In addition, he claimed the crowns of Ethiopia and Albania and claimed the titles Emperor of Ethiopia and King of Albania , which were unrecognised by the Great Powers...
. As a descendant of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
, great-great-great grandson, he is in the line of succession to the British Throne
Line of succession to the British Throne
The line of succession to the British throne is the ordered sequence of those people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth realms. By the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, the succession is limited to the descendants of the Electress Sophia of...
. According to Marlene Eilers, Boris of Leiningen belongs to the orthodox creed, which means he is one of rare princely persons with a religiously-unhindered claim to some former monarchies which have eastern orthodox tradition, such as Russia and Bulgaria.
On February 14, 1987 in Westfield
Westfield, New Jersey
Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 30,316. The old village area, now the downtown district, was settled in 1720 as part of the Elizabethtown Tract....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, Boris married Millena Manov (born August 22, 1962). They have one son:
- Prince Nicholas of Leiningen (b. October 25, 1991, Philadelphia).
Boris and Millena were divorced in 1996.
On September 11, 1998 in Neptune City
Neptune City, New Jersey
Neptune City is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,869.The Borough of Neptune City was incorporated on October 4, 1881, based on a referendum held on March 19, 1881...
, New Jersey, Boris married Cheryl Riegler (born August 9, 1962), a nurse practitioner. They have two children:
- Prince Karl Heinrich of Leiningen (b. February 17, 2001, Long Beach, New Jersey).
- Princess Juliana Elizabeth Maria of Leiningen (b. September 19, 2003, Long Beach, New Jersey).
Boris is currently Director of Business Development for Massa Montalto Architects in Neptune, New Jersey.
Boris is active in cultural events involving the Bulgarian-American community, especially those related to the Holocaust. Boris and Cheryl are active marathon runners. Boris is also an avid motorcyclist.
Ancestry
Further reading
- "Romance Does Not Stop Once Race Begins", New York Times, November 4, 2000.