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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.
The last Bulgarian royal family (Bulgarian: Българско царско семейство, romanized: Balgarsko tsarsko semeystvo) is a line of the Koháry branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which ruled Bulgaria from 1887 to 1946.
Prince Ferdinand and Princess Maria Antonia had four children, all of whom were raised Catholic: Ferdinand (1816–1885), the husband of Queen Maria II of Portugal. August (1818–1881), the father of Ferdinand of Bulgaria. Victoria (1822–1857), married Louis, Duke of Nemours. Leopold (1824–1884).
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In July 1887 the Bulgarians elected Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as their new Prince. Ferdinand was the "Austrian candidate" and the Russians refused to recognize him despite his friendship with Tsar Alexander III. [10] Ferdinand initially worked with Stambolov, but by 1894 their relationship worsened.
A scion of this branch, Ferdinand, became ruling Prince and then Tsar of Bulgaria, and his descendants continued to reign there until 1946. The current head of the House of Bulgaria, the former Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha , who was deposed and exiled after World War II , goes by the name of Simeon Sakskoburggotski and served as Bulgaria's ...
Silver coin: 5 leva - Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, 1894. There was a substantial Bulgarian population still living under Ottoman rule, particularly in Macedonia. To complicate matters, Serbia and Greece too made claims over parts of Macedonia, while Serbia, as a Slavic nation, also considered Macedonians as belonging to Serbian nation.
Born a Prince of Bulgaria. Kyril The Prince of Preslav 1964 2nd son of Simeon II: Born a Prince of Bulgaria. Kubrat The Prince of Panagyurishte 1965 3rd son of Simeon II: Born a Prince of Bulgaria. Konstantin-Assen The Prince of Vidin 1967 4th son of Simeon II: Born a Prince of Bulgaria. Philippe The Duke of Brabant later, King Philippe I 1960