Giovanna of Savoy
Giovanna of Savoy | |
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Tsaritsa consort of Bulgaria | |
Tenure | 25 October 1930 – 28 August 1943 |
Born | Rome, Kingdom of Italy | 13 November 1907
Died | 26 February 2000 Estoril, Portugal | (aged 92)
Burial | Communal Cemetery of Assisi |
Spouse | |
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy | |
Mother | Elena of Montenegro |
Giovanna of Savoy (
Early life
Giovanna was born in
Tsaritsa of Bulgaria
Giovanna married Tsar
In the years prior to
Ioanna's son, Simeon, became the new tsar and a regency was established, led by his uncle
In the dying days of the Second World War, Bulgaria was occupied by the Soviet Union. Prince Kyril was tried by a People's Court and subsequently executed. Giovanna and her son Simeon remained under house arrest at Vrana Palace, near Sofia, until 15 September 1946, when the new Communist government gave them 48 hours to leave the country because the state was declared republic after a referendum, although the queen wanted to leave Bulgaria after the execution of Prince Kiril on 1 February 1945.[1]
Late years
Styles of Tsaritsa (Queen) Giovanna of the Bulgarians | ||
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Reference style Her Majesty | | |
Spoken style | Your Majesty |
After initially fleeing to Alexandria in the Kingdom of Egypt, to join her father, King Victor Emmanuel III, they moved on to Madrid. In 1962 Simeon II married and Queen Giovanna moved to Estoril, on the Portuguese Riviera, where she lived for the rest of her life, apart from a brief return to Bulgaria in 1993, when she visited the site of Boris's grave and was present at the reburial of his heart.[citation needed]
She is buried in the Communal Cemetery of Assisi, Italy, where she had married King Boris III in 1930.
Honours
National
- House of Savoy: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus[2][unreliable source?]
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Knight Grand Cross Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 3rd First Class[2][3]
- Royal Family of Two Sicilies: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I[4]
- Royal Order of Saint Alexander, in Diamonds, 1933[2]
Foreign
- Austrian Imperial and Royal Family: Dame of the Imperial and Royal Order of the Starry Cross[2]
- Bavarian Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Theresa[2]
- Imperial Order of Saint Catherine[5]
- Yugoslavian Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Saint Sava[citation needed]
Arms
Coat of Arms of Queen Giovanna of Bulgaria |
Patronage
- Bulgaria: Patron of the 10th Cavalry regiment of Queen Ioanna[6]
Ancestry
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Sources
- Boris III of Bulgaria 1894–1943, by Pashanko Dimitroff, London, 1986, ISBN 0-86332-140-2
- Crown of Thorns by Stephane Groueff, Lanham MD., and London, 1987, ISBN 0-8191-5778-3
- The Daily Telegraph, Obituary for "HM Queen Ioanna of the Bulgarians", London, 28 February 2000.
References
- ^ "1946: Истинският референдум". Duma. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e genmarenostrum.com, page with the Italian Royal family members' honours
- ^ "The Royal family attended the reception on the occasion of the Day of St. John the Baptist, patron of the Order of Malta | H.M. King Simeon II".
- ^ "In living memory of Her Majesty Giovanna, Queen of Bulgaria and Princess of Savoy | H.M. King Simeon II".
- ^ "SAINTANNA.RU | Св. Екатерины". www.saintanna.ru. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Н.В. Цар Симеон II | Шефски полкове". Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2015.