The representatives of the Great Powers in Sofia officially present their letters of credence to Prince Ferdinand I, thereby recognizing him within the meaning of the Treaty of Berlin.
Prince Ferdinand I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was a German prince, prince (1887 - 1908) and king (1908 - 1918) of Bulgaria.
He was born on February 26, 1861 in Vienna. He was the son of the Austrian general Prince August and Princess Clementine, daughter of the French King Louis Philippe. Ferdinand I was a second lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian army when a Bulgarian deputation sent from European countries to search for a prince chose him.
On June 25, 1887, his candidacy was approved by the III Supreme Soviet (1886 - 1887).
Initially, his election was not recognized by Russia and the other Great Powers.
In 1893, the Tarnovo Constitution was amended, creating conditions for the prince to marry Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Parma. After the conversion of Crown Prince Boris to the Eastern Orthodox faith and the restoration of diplomatic relations with Russia in 1896, Ferdinand I was recognized by European countries as a Bulgarian prince.
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. The prince gradually strengthened his power and imposed a so-called personal regime. On September 22, 1908, Bulgaria's independence was proclaimed and Ferdinand I assumed the title of Tsar.
Ferdinand I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was responsible for declaring the War of the Allies in 1913.
and Bulgaria's first national catastrophe.
Under his influence, Bulgaria joined the Triple Alliance during the First World War of 1914-1918.
The subsequent second national catastrophe forced Ferdinand I to abdicate the Bulgarian throne on October 3, 1918. in favor of his son Boris III.
After leaving the country, he returned to his family estates in Coburg, Germany, where he died, recalls "Focus".