Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Ferdinand I, King of Bulgaria (1861 - 1948), often known as Foxy Ferdinand, or the Balkan Fox'. Bulgaria entered World War I in 1915 on the side of the Central Alliance (Germany and Austria-Hungary) in the hope of recovering Macedonia, lost to Greece and Serbia after the Balkan Wars of 1912-13. He was forced to abdicate in 1918 and was succeeded by his son, Boris III
Picture No
10215330
Media ID
46343549
Size
4096px x 5896px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Illustrated London New, 9 October 1915, page 457
Date
1915
