The Last Living HOI4 Leader

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Despite the fact that WW2 ended almost 80 years ago now, there is actually one last surviving leader who appears in Hearts of Iron 4 who is still alive today, and that is Simeon II of Bulgaria.
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[@Shriraman-Arunvijay]

its crazy how a leader in hoi4 is still alive today

[@David-xt1wj]

He could play himself in hoi4 😂

[@slayride136]

Lmao

[@rhizoid1170]

Elizabeth II was also alive and in HOI4 at the same time, and although not in HOI4, the current Dalai Lama was the leader of Tibet during WWII

[@Alex_Sotirov]

Yes and we from Bulgaria we don't respect him much unfortunately because of his political lies since the beginning of the 21st century

[@raynierjob8488]

​@@rhizoid1170was* she died last year

[@ivanmargosdoesEverything.2923]

-Becomes king of Bulgaria -Gets exiled out of his country -Returns to Bulgaria -Becomes Prime Minister, regaining power -Refuses to elaborate further

[@BroForce_999]

Tsar*

[@tempasbiggesthater6958]

@@BroForce_999 same word, different languages

[@generaminutemenow676]

@@tempasbiggesthater6958wouldn’t tzar be closer to being Emperor then a King?

[@thespiralgamer5374]

@@generaminutemenow676Tsar is Slavic translation of Caesar. You’re correct, it’s emperor.

[@TAKTlmao]

​@@thespiralgamer5374but they didnt have an empire

[@thepeero9670]

bro is a mega chad, he got kicked off the monarchy and still took power as prime minister.

[@prussiaball1871]

That's because the communists made him leave

[@captainmccuckin2698]

He gave the country to the mafia. Said he will fix the country in 800 days . People voted just because he is the Tsar

[@thenaynay5057]

He's just like napolean the 3rd

[@fish29]

he kinda sucked though as far as I know

[@cgyoboi]

Slightly more chad than the Habsburg who was part of the European parliament

[@MathianSC2]

I remember King Michael of Romania was still alive when hoi4 released, unfortunately he passed away in 2017. RIP that badass king.

[@lexonfors]

wait he was??? I didn't know that!

[@Zirtip]

He is by far my favourite figure in all of WW2. A few fun facts: He is from the Hohenzollern dynasty, just like Wilhelm II (German emperor during WW1). Also at the moment when he was forced to abdicate when the communists took over Romania, he attended the wedding of his cousins, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Also he was so popular after the war, that in 1992 he visited Romania and made a speech from his hotel window, which drew one million people to Bucharest, and the government was so alarmed by this, that they didn't allow him to enter the country anymore

[@user-vg5zx4lx8m]

@@Zirtiphe was so based i wish romania couldve become an absolute monarchy under him

[@Zirtip]

@@user-vg5zx4lx8m yes, but as always, communism ruins everything

[@obi-wankenobi2392]

@@user-vg5zx4lx8mwhat lmao

[@Taalul]

Petition to do a live stream with Simeon playing as Bulgaria

[@bulgaria_681]

His daughter was caught driving drunk yesterday I think :/ But still would be cool

[@maryannemooty2983]

​@@bulgaria_681ok??

[@BringBackCyrillicBG]

​@@bulgaria_681Ahahahhaha what. Who is his daughter ? Този къде се намира въобще ?

[@v10sx]

Я понял твой комментарий@@BringBackCyrillicBG

[@Emperormr570]

@@BringBackCyrillicBG това е наистина добър въпрос

[@williambrennan104]

PDX, you NEED to get him to do a stream of him playing HOI4 as himself

[@droidbetter231]

that would be hilarious

[@ruskittle2672]

Ah yes, paradox asking bulgarian prime-minister to play their game. What's the possibility, even if they ask him, for him to play?

[@RoyalAnimeTea]

@@ruskittle2672Simeon II is no longer the Prime Minister of Bulgaria so you never know.

[@RinaRavyn]

that would literally be writing history

[@lemonke4209]

@@ruskittle2672was

[@jodkavodka3126]

I mean, I actually lead countries in hoi4 and I'm still alive

[@myri_the_weirdo]

No no he's got a point

[@pashauzan]

He's out of the line, but he's right

[@PyroAqua]

He's a little confused but he's got the spirit

[@PelsckoPelesko]

Why are you booing him, he’s right.

[@cavaleirobranco995]

Chad mindset.

[@TheGeof7]

Amazing that he became tsar at six exiled by the communists and was then elected as prime minister by the Bulgarian people

[@kalo6236]

and we regret it to this day

[@janslavik5284]

@@kalo6236 the exiling or the electing?

[@501stadvisor]

@@janslavik5284 The electing

[@laff__8821]

@@kalo6236 what did he do?

[@USSFFRU]

@@501stadvisor How bad was he?

[@panose6542]

the chair from poland still exists

[@Xayumcl]

ah yes

[@ruhgamed2216]

And the room for the UK

[@gocool_2.0]

And the Switzerland building

[@ahuman9100]

No, no, he’s got a point

[@astrangeperson9305]

Its crazy to think how many leaders were actually alive during HOI4's release and now only one remains

[@mappingshaman5280]

I mean during hoi4s release it was just king michael of romania and tsar simeon of bulgaria. Elizabeth the second as a leader only came about later with man the guns. Also if tibet gets a focus tree before the dalai llama dies, it's possible that he will be a leader

[@emib6599]

Otto Von Habsburg missed HOI4 of 5 years... and Twitch for only 2 weeks.

[@0326Vet]

​@@emib6599the modern Habsburgs are leftist cucks, Karl was the last good one

[@Rantasalmi47]

@@emib6599 i thought this guy was like 150 years old

[@emib6599]

@@Rantasalmi47 I discover it for the first time years ago whit "historical facts that happened simultaneously" I didn't watched any good documentary about "Otto Von Habsburg" but if seems it was a good person. He opposed to nazism/fascism and was forced to escape to not get killed. Then he was an activist against the communist occupation in eastern Europe. After the fall of the belin wall he was an european parliamentary that pushed for the integration of Eastern Europe in to the EU to separate them from russian control.

[@humpteedumptee8629]

lowkey Elizbeth was just trying to get her cousin restored lol

[@hannibalandgreece]

yeah

[@monkusaugustus4017]

Is crazy how Hoi4 became so famous that a leader from the game became a real person, truly mind blowing 🤯

[@amogus360noscope3]

That’s not a Ronnie reference is it

[@MinistryofPropoganda]

@@amogus360noscope3Just because he said “mind blowing” doesn’t mean it’s Ronnie

[@InfinityHS]

Lol

[@JosephStalin42O]

A few even killed millions in the 1940a

[@QuizARiddles]

crazy how king micheal of romania was also alive when hoi4 released W king

[@Occycat]

and elizabeth

[@ironicallylivinginromania5171]

Paradox needs to add tibetan focus tree so the Dalai lama will be alive too

[@kingcrimson1773]

"Fallen government" (leader of UK) still exists in Britain today.

[@Great_Brittiania]

as a brit, real

[@a_person_of_all_time]

The room from the UK, and probably the chair from Poland still exist

[@somebody7643]

Sejmik regency chair still exist

[@Arpads_Legacy]

Underrated comment

[@flavi9692]

Fun fact: the First Important Tsar of Bulgaria was Called Simeon 1 and the last is Simeon 2

[@K1ng_Rat]

Well you are not exactly right, you see Simeon 1 is tsar, only for us. The first our tsar is his son Petur 1 and Simeon 2 is a thief.

[@dariusonly1384]

Same for Germany and Wilhelm haha

[@MaxMTTpm]

Simeon Square?!

[@newergamer7974]

Wasn't Ferdinand 1 an important figure too?

[@iffland277]

Imagine playing HOI4 as yourself 😆

[@Imulti]

If we get a video where he plays as himself I would die happy

[@freddyli5356]

I wonder how he feels when he plays the hoi 4 and using himself in the game.

[@Justanotherpokespepfp]

“Why am i a king man I wanted to be PM”

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

He won by outlasting all rivals.

[@Mr52308]

in the end, he was the true winner

[@privatecanook]

The only leader to be in Hoi4 and Hoi4 Millennium Dawn

[@ThunderFarter]

💀

[@anderzyeti9121]

We need to get him to play

[@josephstarten9798]

I want this man to play himself

[@tristanmorris9432]

Monarch: *is exiled* 50 years later: *returns and is elected Prime Minister* Monarch: "I love democracy, I love the republic."

[@DeanDoesMapping]

Queen Elizabeth II and King Michael I were also alive when hoi4 was released

[@BolganH]

Yes, but this video is about the only STILL LIVING monarch mentioned in HOI4

[@DeanDoesMapping]

@@BolganH I’m aware

[@mappingshaman5280]

Elizabeth ii didnt become a potential leader until man the guns tho

[@Rantasalmi47]

@@mappingshaman5280 man the guns was in 2019 and queen died 2022

[@mr.markofski4267]

*It is technically possible that King Michael and Simeon II played against each other as each other in a HOI4 game*

[@gareginnzhdehhimself]

Unfortunately not, because Bulgaria did not have DLC content before Michael's death in 2017

[@AdvancedGamer-]

@@gareginnzhdehhimselfdamn oh well still could have played without being Romania and Bulgaria?

[@temtem9255]

Song is 'The end of the War' from the battle for the Bosperus dlc

[@themightyeagle21]

He needs to play Hoi4 before he dies

[@MegaTang1234]

We need to get him to play hoi4 as himself.

[@--------123]

fun fact: fallen goverment still exists today

[@ChaffyExpert]

I so want him to play as himself in HOI4 and conquer everything

[@Ozzy-tc5od]

I think maybe a member of the regional defense council of aragon coud still be alive.

[@guywholovemaps1591]

We need him to play hearts of iron four right now before he dies Edit: guys I just found out that the leader of non-aligned Palestine still exist. Let’s go anyways thanks for the 213 likes and 9 replies. Currently I think this is my fifth, or fourth, time updating this I think third (by the way, I’m checking this every so often to update the like counter)

[@elvinalyev3273]

It's fun and games until he chooses pro-axis path

[@janslavik5284]

*Restoring the Bulgarian Patriarchate IRL Speedrun any%*

[@williambrennan104]

YES

[@prussiaball1871]

​@@elvinalyev3273you mean historical? Also what's so wrong with that? I've played ad fascist USA before but that doesn't mean anything

[@elvinalyev3273]

@@prussiaball1871 since he's the prime minister and ex-king of Bulgaria, it's so funny to think about the political discussions about his hoi4 gameplay

[@ronthomas6428]

Can we get a video of this man playing the game and getting himself as leader

[@corvetteassassin]

he would have to kill his father tho...

[@Xayumcl]

@@corvetteassassin he is already dead so wouldnt matter

[@corvetteassassin]

@@Xayumcl but he lost him when he was 6 which is probably the worst age to lose someone that close but on the other hand its been 80 years and a few weeks since he died so probably youre right

[@ion_tiriac]

R.I.P Queen Elizabeth II and King Micheal I They lived to see the release of hoi4 🔥

[@domesticcat1725]

Wait, Saxe-Coburg Gotha? Isn't that also the old name of the Windsors? I know all the European royal families are related somewhat, but that's still wild

[@hannoverball]

Bro I was sad about Elizabeth II. Because I was thinking she was the only survival and thanks to that video to telling me there’s one more survival.

[@blackdragon3699]

Remember there was 2 living Hoi4 Leader?

[@unbindingfloyd]

There was at least 3 but perhaps more im not aware of. King Michael of Romania being the 2nd and the 3rd being Queen Elizabeth II of the UK. Although she is hard to get you can get her, albeit her portrait is of an older version of herself at the time. Her dogs are her advisors as well if you get her.

[@mehmeh1999]

​@@unbindingfloyd The former king of Afghanistan.

[@unbindingfloyd]

@@mehmeh1999 Damn. Is he still alive or did he die a bit after hoi4 release? Was he living in exile somewhere?

[@mappingshaman5280]

​@mehmeh1999 he died in 2007

[@unbindingfloyd]

@@mappingshaman5280 Oh ok so before hoi4 released.

[@soanyway6746]

We need an interview of this man, to make sure he likes his portrait.

[@aircraft2]

Bro is a literal Gigachad -Be born as monarch -Rule for a bit -Monarchy gets overthrown -Spend 50 years in exile and return -Become the ruler again through democracy

[@RudolfStern3399]

Was about to comment that she forgot Elisabeth the second … now im sad

[@KingdomRepublic]

Man was a King *AND* a Prime Minister, And as a Kingdom *AND* a Republic i approve.

[@justintrouble8]

The second part goes without saying. How can you be a King of a Republic(unless figure head), or a Prime Minister of a Kingdom.

[@exposedclickbaitaRblx]

You can minister of a kingdom if its constitutional monarchy ​@@justintrouble8

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

Didnt that one Cambodia king also became a president, a prime minisrer a chief of state, etc?

[@kabullets19]

Also, Simeon II was so young when he took power that he wasn’t even born yet when HOI4 starts in 1936.

[@YTBRSosyalEmre]

literally a sperm

[@TheIllusiveMan11]

Okay we need him to play HOI IV as Bulgaria

[@Prauwlet213]

There used to be 2 others- Micheal of Romania and queen Elizabeth II

[@Xayumcl]

does tibet count

[@daviddimitrov6991]

As a Bulgarian, this guy only became PM to pay off his debt to casinos. He even privatized electric companies 🤡

[@egertroos-qh7hw]

He looks like a chill guy

[@Airland-xx3pr]

Oh, he looks as a bad politician then

[@danielsokolov4821]

@@egertroos-qh7hw he was quite corrupt

[@user-xy7er5mq8d]

Imagine playing as yourself in hoi4

[@C.A._Old]

*King Michael Of Romania also he was leaved present day too but he passed away in 2017... after game released 1 year later... :-'(

[@jakubecho]

Also the Dalai Lama.

[@Wexaz]

The woman in hoi4??!!

[@osofarsogood]

Miss the Queen :(

[@nobody_expects_me]

Bro's the ultimate gigachad

[@RobertHenrich-yx1fs]

The rest of them are being eaten by the worms.

[@lolleedle5515]

So is the brave soldier who fought for freedom

[@RobertHenrich-yx1fs]

@@lolleedle5515 I know. I know.

[@RobertHenrich-yx1fs]

@@lolleedle5515 I know. I know.

[@RobertHenrich-yx1fs]

@wotsc Dramatic effect. Boom.

[@Orange-ic2mp]

can u guys invite him and make him play as himself?

[@goese868]

What about the dalai llama?

[@mrkipi8074]

The sexy king Michael of Romania was alive till 2017 🇷🇴

[@ahuman9100]

THAT MAN NEEDS TO PLAY HOI4!!!!

[@TexanNative]

Zog (Albania) was also president and then later Monarch. I don’t believe he was ever elected though.

[@enderjed2523]

He’s still the world record holder for heaviest smoker, so Atleast there’s that.

[@Youtubeviewerwhoiscool]

It's always weird when a child becomes a monarch, then is exiled. Like they really didnt know what they were doing. I just hope he was a good (believing in democracy) leader when elected prime minister.

[@holdenennis]

He was corrupt from what I have heard. Bulgaria has one of the lowest living standards and highest levels of corruption in the European Union alongside their neighbor Romania. It’s still a cool fact though that we have a leader from World War II who is still alive today.

[@dominicsouthern7672]

With mods you can have every nations hoi4 leader alive today

[@RUVampire]

YO IS THAT ENDLESS SPACE MUSIK???

[@pablojesusramosluna7083]

Ahora háganlo con Hirohito.

[@zacharylortie2786]

That’s a cool fact, nice to know we have someone alive from the game. I expected most people would’ve been dead, but knew someone had to still be kicking

[@Mrrubbe]

Rip Elizebeth

[@legendphil6232]

Lets go meet him

[@The_Christian_Cavalier]

Saxe Coburg Gotha? Related to King Charles?

[@Mukardes74]

End of war is sick track

[@NirvanaUA]

Living legend

[@somedude2677]

He wears those like he earned something 🤣

[@anondude6361]

Bulgaria on top 🇧🇬😤

[@Necoarcgamingofficial]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was a Jedi youngling meme

[@_-LeChaos-_]

As a bulgarian i approve this 👍

[@kidakudi1984]

Брат обясни ми че нищо не разбрах.Мрънка си под устата и не разбрах изреченията.

[@petar8751]

Не си мрънка, май в теб е проблема

[@futboltime12]

Michael of Romania..

[@nicxl3035]

Bro was like.. nah they want me for real. don’t worry

[@kaloqnDM]

He took his woods and left. Nothing bulgarian about him

[@etminan9458]

Thanks for using the end of war, really love that Track. Greetings to Hakan Glänte,

[@zachattack_the_imperialist6065]

Queen Elizabeth II was in game as well but may she Rest In Peace now

[@jacobitehoiboy]

All imperialists kings and queens are burnin' in hell right now.

[@egertroos-qh7hw]

​@@jacobitehoiboyhow tf are they imperialists. They are chill

[@The_Blessed_Regent]

Hes looks like Alexei

[@YourAverageZuruben]

If this is before 2017 Micheal the first will be still living

[@unitedfoxesofyoutube3283]

This reminds me of Getúlio Vargas,leader in Brazil,he was a dictator of the brazillian military government during WW2 and was elected by the people later down the line in the redemocratization,he was the only president in Brazil to have died by suicide,having shot himself in the Catete Palace,Rio de Janeiro.

[@Leywaaaa]

Imagine he plays himself

[@Connordlthegamer96]

I remember when there were two, RIP Elizabeth 😢😢😢

[@Bonapartus]

What is the song used please?

[@HeartsOfIronOfficial]

It's 'The End of War' from the Battle for the Bosporus Soundtrack! ^^

[@Bonapartus]

@@HeartsOfIronOfficial Thank you !

[@jojojojo4332]

From what i understand he was a decent politician trying to balance politics

[@Sovt_Comu]

No he wasn't he just came back to fix his land problems and no other

[@jojojojo4332]

@@Sovt_Comu that's the same

[@Swirl382]

The fact that he was born on my birthday

[@sovetskii_ninzdq]

If we Bulgarians never have a republic regime then Simeon ll will be still the king/tsar of Bulgaria. Then we will get the Guinness World Record to have the longest living monarchist. nothing personal Just because Queen Elizabeth ll is now dead. my apologies But as was said in the video Simeon ll is still alive.

[@Daniel_Glockenhoevel]

When he was a child he looked like Max Verstappen

[@jamescourt6554]

wish the best for him!!

[@alx2102]

Bro dipped for 50 years and came back to rule the country. Actuall greatest comeback in politics 💀🔥

[@ahuman9100]

Napoleon returning from Elba:

[@Danzel_Gaming]

Argentinian grandpa: 🗿

[@althereq3656]

this means he could actually play as himself in hoi4

[@riflemandod1975]

I was not responsible for the events that transpired on September 8th, 2022.

[@nazeem8680]

Next video: The last living Imperator: Rome Leader

[@Wsmith-lp8lt]

The Poland chair is also still alive

[@MaskedInhabitant01]

Crazy to thi k that his lastname wouldve been the same as the britsh kings and queens if the brits didnt chanhe them

[@mappingshaman5280]

You can't see him in hoi4 because he was a child at the time and thus had a regency, but the dalai llama ruled tibet during the time period and he's still alive

[@LemoneQYT]

Music name?

[@madman4955]

I wonder what he would think of the portarit