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| Picture No | 10215330 |
| Date | 1915 |
| Description | Ferdinand I of Bulgaria |
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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 & Austria-Hungary) in the hope of recovering Macedonia, lost to Greece & Serbia after the Balkan Wars of 1912-13. He was forced to abdicate in 1918 and was succeeded by his son, Boris III.
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| Source | The Illustrated London New, 9 October 1915, page 457 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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