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Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Ferdinand I was the monarch of Bulgaria from 1887 to 1918, reigning as Prince of Bulgaria from 1887 to 1908 and Tsar of Bulgaria from 1908 until his abdication in 1918. Under his rule, Bulgaria began rapidly modernising its industry, military, infrastructure and culture. It achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire and fought in the Balkan Wars and World War I, the latter of which ended with t…
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culture · Prince/Tsar of Bulgaria from 1887 to 1918 · entomologist · botanist · writer · military officer · military personnel · ruler · ornithologist · zoologist · zoological collector · also Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Ferdinand I, Bulgaria
Born 26 February 1861 · Died 10 September 1948 · Q151667
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1948· 1 entry
Died 1948-09-10.
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1946· 1 entry
Ending the Bulgarian monarchy
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1941· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizen of Coburg (1941).
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1922· 1 entry
The Bulgarian government gave former King Ferdinand I, who had been living in exile since 1918, permission to return to Sofia
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1918· 1 entry
Tsar Ferdinand abdicated in favour of his eldest son, who became Tsar Boris III on 3 October 1918
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1912· 1 entry
Ferdinand joined the other Balkan states in an assault on the Ottoman Empire to free occupied territories
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1910· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1910).
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1909· 1 entry
Ferdinand was leaning out of a window of the New Palace in Potsdam when the Emperor came up behind him and slapped him on the bottom
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1902· 1 entry
Won: Russian Empire (1902).
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1889· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizen of Plovdiv (1889).
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1887· 1 entry
Career landmark: King of Bulgaria (1887–1918).
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1886· 1 entry
After a pro-Russian coup, only seven years after he had been elected
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1861· 2 entries
Born 1861-02-26.
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Ferdinand was born on 26 February 1861 in Vienna, a German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry.
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