Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Ferdinand I (Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria; 26 February 1861 – 10 September 1948) was Prince of Bulgaria from 1887 to 1908 and Tsar of Bulgaria from 1908 until his abdication in 1918. Under his rule Bulgaria entered the First World War on the side of the Central Powers in 1915.
| Ferdinand I Фердинанд I | |||||
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Ferdinand in 1912 | |||||
| Tsar of Bulgaria | |||||
| Reign | 5 October 1908 – 3 October 1918 | ||||
| Predecessor | Himself as Prince | ||||
| Successor | Boris III | ||||
| Prince of Bulgaria | |||||
| Reign | 7 July 1887 – 5 October 1908 | ||||
| Predecessor | Alexander | ||||
| Successor | Himself as Tsar | ||||
| Born | 26 February 1861 Vienna, Austrian Empire | ||||
| Died | 10 September 1948 (aged 87) Coburg, Allied-occupied Germany | ||||
| Burial | St. Augustin, Coburg | ||||
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry | ||||
| Father | Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Mother | Princess Clémentine of Orléans | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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