Utah County Democrat | 1908-11-24 | Page 5 | New Ruler of Bulgaria |

Type	issue
Date	1908-11-24
Paper	Utah County Democrat
Language	eng
City	Provo
County	Utah
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Article Title	New Ruler of Bulgaria
Type	article
Date	1908-11-24
Paper	Utah County Democrat
Language	eng
City	Provo
County	Utah
Page	5
OCR Text	Show NEW RULER OF BULGARIA Prince Ferdinand, the new ruler of Bulgaria, was born on February 26, 1861. When Bulgaria was made a state, Prince Alexander of Battenbero was :hoien as Us prince. For seven years he worked hard to Increase the welfare if the people; then, tired of the intrigues against him, he abdicated. Prince Ferdinand, then a lieutenant in the Austrian army, was selected to take his placo, and It Is this prince who has become, by his own proclamation, king of the Bulgarians. Ferdinand took the oath aa prince of Bulgaria at Tlrnovo, and there also the Independence was announced. The new king married Princess Mario Louise, daughter of the duke of Parma, In April, 1893. The heir to the title, Prince Boris, was born In 1894; and In 1899 the princess died. In February Feb-ruary of this year Ferdinand married a second time, choosing as his wife Princess Eleonore of Reuss-Kostrltz.
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