Kardam II of Bulgaria (Bulgaria Rises Again!)

Kardam II (2 December 1962 – 7 April 2015) was the Tsar of Bulgaria from 1999 to his death in 2015. He was the eldest son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela. Kardam was born after the original abolition of the Bulgarian monarchy, and he was not expected to become Tsar himself. In 1990, the military government of Bulgaria offered the throne to Simeon, and the monarchy was restored. Following Simeon's abdication in 1999, Kardam ascended the throne of Bulgaria. During his reign, Kardam promoted Bulgarian culture and identity.