# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ferdinand-i-of-bulgaria
# Generated: 2026-09-01T03:59:38.524Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/ferdinand-i-of-bulgaria"
name: "Ferdinand I of Bulgaria"
slug: "ferdinand-i-of-bulgaria"
description: "He turned a Balkan princedom into an independent kingdom, then gambled it on wars meant to unite the nation — and lost twice, hard enough to cost him the throne."
tagline: "Bulgarian ruler (1861–1948)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zar_Ferdinand_Bulgarien.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "AT"
category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1861-02-26"
deathDate: "1948-09-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             2.009487666034155
  historical:           24.868536
  currentAttention:     11.16382036685642
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  191
  category: null
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria arrived in Bulgaria in 1887 as prince of a territory still under Ottoman suzerainty. Over two decades he pushed rapid modernization — factories, railways, schools, an army — and in 1908 declared full independence, upgrading his title to Tsar. Then came the wars for national unification between 1912 and 1918, twin bids to expand Bulgaria's borders and gather scattered populations. Both campaigns ended in what Bulgarians would call national catastrophes: territorial losses, staggering casualties, dreams of a Greater Bulgaria in ruins. In 1918, with his country shattered and the gamble undone, Ferdinand abdicated and left the throne behind.