Birth of Ferdinand I1861
Birth of Ferdinand I, son of Prince Augustus of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Historical person
Ferdinand I Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ferdinand I, based on 20 World History Database records associated with Bulgaria.
20 records1861–194817 events10 places
Chronological biography
1861
1887
Succession1887
Succeeeds as King of Bulgaria
1896
Independence of Bulgaria1896
Bulgaria is recognized by Russia
1908
Succession1908
Succeeds as King of Bulgaria,
Independence of Bulgaria5 October 1908
Delclares the indpendence of Bulgaria
1913
Treaty of London30 May 1913
Bulgaria accepts the peace ending the First Balkan War, including the Ottoman cession west of the Enos-Midia line, while allied territorial disputes remain unresolved.
Bulgarian Attack on Former Allies29 June 1913
Authorizes military action against Serbian and Greek positions.
Greek Entry into the War30 June 1913
Faces simultaneous Serbian and Greek offensives.
Romanian Mobilization3 July 1913
Faces Romanian intervention while fighting Serbia and Greece.
Serbian Victory at Bregalnica9 July 1913
Orders withdrawal after Bulgaria fails to defeat Serbia.
Romanian Crossing of the Danube10 July 1913
Diverts attention toward the Romanian advance from the north.
Ottoman Advance into Thrace12 July 1913
Faces an Ottoman advance while Bulgarian armies retreat elsewhere.
Ottoman Recapture of Adrianople23 July 1913
Loses Adrianople as Bulgarian forces withdraw from Thrace.
Second Balkan War Armistice31 July 1913
Seeks an armistice after Bulgaria is attacked on several fronts.
Treaty of Constantinople29 September 1913
Recognizes Ottoman recovery of Adrianople and eastern Thrace.
1915
Alliance Ferdinand I and central powers1915
Takes Bulgaria into the war on the side of the central powers
Succession1915
Succeeds as King of Bulgaria
Declaration of War19 October 1915
Russia and Italy declare war on Bulgaria
1918
Abdication1918
Forced to abdicate in favor of his son Boris III after defeat, retires to Coburg
1948
Death of Ferdinand I1948
Death of Ferdinand I
Titles and roles
King · Tsar · Tsar of Bulgaria
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.