Ferdinand I of Bulgaria

Tsar of Bulgaria

26 February 1861 Vienna, Austrian Empire

10 September 1948(1948-09-10) (87) Coburg, Allied-occupied Germany

NamesGerman: Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria

Tsar of Bulgaria Tsar of Bulgaria FerdinandFerdinand in 1912Tsar of BulgariaReign5 October 1908 – 3 October 1918 PredecessorHimself as PrinceSuccessorBoris IIIPrince of BulgariaReign7 July 1887 – 5 October 1908PredecessorAlexanderSuccessorHimself as TsarBorn26 February 1861 Vienna, Austrian EmpireDied10 September 1948(1948-09-10) (aged 87) Coburg, Allied-occupied GermanyBurialSt. Augustin, CoburgSpousePrincess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma ​ ​(m. 1893; died 1899)​ Princess Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz ​ ​(m. 1908; died 1917)​IssueBoris III of Bulgaria Kiril, Prince of Preslav Princess Eudoxia Nadezhda, Duchess Albrecht Eugen of WürttembergNamesGerman: Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold MariaHouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha-KoháryFatherPrince August of Saxe-Coburg and GothaMotherPrincess Clémentine of OrléansReligionRoman CatholicSignature Ferdinand (Bulgarian: Фердинанд I ; 26 February 1861 – 10 September 1948), born Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Фердинанд Максимилиан Карл Леополд Мария Сакс-Кобург и Гота), was the second monarch of the Third Bulgarian State, firstly as ruling prince (knyaz) from 1887 to 1908, and later as king (tsar) 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.