Ferdinand I of Bulgaria

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Ferdinand I of Bulgaria was the ruler who transformed Bulgaria from a principality into an independent kingdom, serving as its prince and later tsar from 1887 to 1918 and leading the country through the Balkan Wars and World War I.

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Label Occurrences
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria canonical 25
Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria 4

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Prince of Bulgaria
Tsar of Bulgaria
human
monarch
abdicatedInFavorOf Boris III of Bulgaria
abdicationDate 1918-10-03
alliance Central Powers
birthDate 1861-02-26
birthName Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
birthPlace Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Vienna
child Boris III of Bulgaria
Prince Kiril of Bulgaria
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria
Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria
countryOfCitizenship Austro-Hungarian Empire
Bulgaria
deathDate 1948-09-10
deathPlace Bavaria
Coburg
Germany
endTime as Prince: 1908-10-05
as Tsar: 1918-10-03
event Balkan Wars
surface form: First Balkan War

Balkan Wars
surface form: Second Balkan War

World War I
father Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
givenName Ferdinand
honor Order of St. Stephen of Hungary
Order of the Golden Fleece
languageSpoken Bulgarian
French
German
mother Princess Clémentine of Orléans
name Ferdinand I of Bulgaria self-link
nobleFamily House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
notableFor leading Bulgaria during World War I
leading Bulgaria during the Balkan Wars
proclaiming the independence of Bulgaria in 1908
transforming Bulgaria from an autonomous principality into an independent kingdom
occupation military leader
ruler
positionHeld Alexander I of Bulgaria
surface form: Prince of Bulgaria

Tsar of Bulgaria
surface form: Tsar of the Bulgarians
predecessor Alexander of Battenberg
reasonForEndOfReign abdication
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Coburg
Sofia
spouse Princess Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz
Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma
startTime as Prince: 1887-07-07
as Tsar: 1908-10-05
successor Boris III of Bulgaria
title His Majesty Tsar Ferdinand I, Tsar of the Bulgarians
Alexander I of Bulgaria
surface form: Knyaz (Prince) of Bulgaria

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House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha notableMember Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Central Powers notableLeader Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Ferdinand notableBearer Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Kingdom of Bulgaria monarch Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Bulgarian royal family founderOfDynastyInBulgaria Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Bulgarian royal family member Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin hasMember Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria name Ferdinand I of Bulgaria self-link
Boris III of Bulgaria predecessor Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Boris III of Bulgaria father Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
House of Wettin hasNotableMember Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Alexander I of Bulgaria successor Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Alexander of Battenberg successor Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Elisabeth of Romania relative Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria relative Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
His Majesty the Tsar of the Bulgarians firstHolder Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
His Majesty the Tsar of the Bulgarians usedByPerson Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Vrana Palace usedBy Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Royal Palace, Sofia usedBy Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Tsar of Bulgaria firstHolder Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria father Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria father Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Principality of Bulgaria ruler Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Principality of Bulgaria lastRuler Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Principality of Bulgaria independenceDeclaredBy Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Prince Kyril of Bulgaria notableRelative Ferdinand I of Bulgaria