Regalia of the Bulgarian monarch (original) (raw)

There are no known surviving pieces from the royal regalia of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires. A gift of regalia to Kaloyan of Bulgaria from Pope Innocent III is documented. It was brought to Bulgaria by Cardinal Leo Brancaleoni and was used for the Coronation of the Bulgarian monarch on November 8, 1204. Parts of the regalia used by the Bulgarian monarchy in the 19th and 20th centuries are known to survive, in various locations. These were used in the Principality of Bulgaria (1878-1908) and the Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908-1946), after the expulsion of the Ottoman Turks.