Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (February 26, 1861 – September 10, 1948)[1] was an author, botanist, philatelist and Bulgarian monarch.
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Biography[change]
He was born in Vienna as Ferdinand Maximilan Charles Leopold Marie, Duke of Saxony, later becoming Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the son of Augustus of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary (1818–1881) and his wife née Clémentine of Orléans (1817–1907). He was proclaimed prince regnant of Bulgaria June 25, 1887 (O.S.)/July 7, 1887 (N.S.).[2]
On April 20, 1893 at the Villa Pianore in Luccia in Italy, he married Maria Luisa Pia Teresa Anna Ferdinanda Francesca Antonietta Margherita Giuseppina Carolina Bianca Lucia Appollonia, Princess of Bourbon-Parma, daughter of Roberto I of Parma. He was also thought to be bisexual, even after marrying his first wife.[3]
They had four children, Boris III (1894–1943), Kyril (1895–1945), Eudoxia (1898–1985), Nadejda (1899–1958) and Maria Luisa died in 1899. On February 28, 1908 in Coburg Ferdinand married his second wife, Eleonore Caroline Gasparine Louise, Princess Reuss-Köstritz (1860-1917), daughter of Heinrich IV Reuss von Köstritz (1821–1894) and née Luise Caroline Reuss zu Greiz (1822–1875).[4]
Ferdinand became king of Bulgaria after it became independent on September 22, 1908 (O.S.)/September 5, 1908 (N.S.). He abdicated om October 3, 1918.
He died in Burglassschloßen in Coburg, and is buried in St. Augustin's Catholic Church.
References[change]
- ↑ Louda, 1981, Lines of Succession, Table 149
- ↑ Finestone, 1981, The Last Courts of Europe, p 227
- ↑ Constant, 1986, Foxy Ferdinand, p 96
- ↑ Aronson, 1986, Crowns In Conflict, p 85
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Books[change]
- Aronson, Theo (1986). Crowns In Conflict: The Triumph And The Tragedy Of European Monarchy, 1910–1918. London: J.Murray. ISBN 0719542790.
- Finestone, Jeffrey (1981). The Last Courts of Europe. London: J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. ISBN 0460045199.
- Louda, Jiri; Michael Maclagan (1981). Lines of Succession. London: Orbis Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0460045199.
- Constant, Stephen (1986). Foxy Ferdinand, 1861–1948, Tsar of Bulgaria. London: Sidgwick and Jackson. ISBN 0238985151.
- Palmer, Alan (1978). The Kaiser: Warlord Of The Second Reich. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. ISBN 0297773933.
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| Preceded by Alexander I |
Prince of Bulgaria 7 July 1887 – 5 October 1908 |
proclaimed Tsar Bulgarian independence
from Ottoman Empire |
| New title |
Tsar of Bulgaria 5 October 1908 – 3 October 1918 |
Succeeded by Boris III |
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