Discussions about the Imperial Family and European Royalty > Balkan Royal Families
King Simeon II of Bulgaria and his family
Marlene:
--- Quote ---Very well put Elisabeth. In Dulcie M. Ashdown's book "Royal Murders" Hitler is very much suspected of being behind Boris III's death (I think the official reason was heart attack). Mussolini is also a probable "royal" murderer if we consider the Pope as a "Prince" for the Pope at the time was discussing the Church's position toward Fascism. He "died in his sleep" after being administered a dose by his doctor (who was, "funnily" enough, Mussolini's mistress' father!)...
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By the way, the family does not think that Hitler was behind the death. Have you read the two excellent bios
on Boris?
Dimitroff, Pashanko Boris III of Bulgaria (1986)
Groueff, Stephane Crown of Thorns (1987)
Elisabeth:
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By the way, the family does not think that Hitler was behind the death. Have you read the two excellent bios
on Boris?
Dimitroff, Pashanko Boris III of Bulgaria (1986)
Groueff, Stephane Crown of Thorns (1987)
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I've read Dmitroff's book - I think. Also one about the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews which dealt with Boris III's death. I think historians are pretty much agreed that Boris died of natural causes (heart disease). But that doesn't stop the ordinary Bulgarian in the street from wondering. It's one of those historical (non)mysteries that never quite goes away, isn't it? Because Boris had just returned from a trip to Germany before he died, and previously he had supposedly been in good health.
Elisabeth:
For anyone interested, the book about the Bulgarian Jews during WWII is called Beyond Hitler's Grasp: The Heroic Rescue of Bulgaria's Jews, by Michael Bar-Zohar (Adams Media, 1998). The section dealing with Boris III's mysterious death is from pp. 232-239.
For a less generous view of Boris' role in the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews, see the excellent documentary film The Optimists (the director is a Bulgarian-Israeli named Comforty), which gives all the credit to the Bulgarian people, parliament, and Orthodox Church.
pablo:
The success of Marita Operation(Yougoslavia) was in check, it was very necessary to maintain Bulgaria at war.
Hitller never would had poisoned him.
Regards.
Marc:
Does anyone have any good colour portraits of the members of Bulgarian royal family?Kings?Queens?
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