King Ferdinand I's remains move from Germany to Bulgaria.
In 1948, at age 87, Ferdinand I. passed away in Coburg. He was born on February 26, 1861, in Vienna as a Prince of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha. In 1908, he proclaimed Bulgaria as an autonomous kingdom. However, in 1918, he abdicated (stepped down) in favor of his son Boris and moved to Coburg. His son Simeon only held the throne as a kid. Simeon spent years in exile before returning to Bulgaria in 2000.
Ferdinand's casket was transported to Bulgaria, accompanied by a solemn procession, to the Wrana Palace near Sofia. There, it was greeted by Simeon of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha and other relatives of the old royal family. Military personnel then carried the flag-dressed casket into the palace's grand hall, where a funeral ceremony occurred. The interim government leader Dimitar Glavchev and President Rumen Radev were not in attendance.
After his death, Ferdinand's body rested in the crypt of the St. Augustine Church in Coburg. His desire was to be buried in Bulgaria, and on Thursday, his remains would be interred in the crypt of the Wrana Palace in Sofia.
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- Despite being born in Vienna as a Prince of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, King Ferdinand I's wishes were to be buried in Bulgaria, his adopted country.
- In 1908, King Ferdinand I, who had previously abdicated and resided in Coburg, Germany, declared Bulgaria an autonomous kingdom.
- The remains of King Ferdinand I, who passed away at the age of 87 in Coburg, Germany, were transported with great solemnity to the Wrana Palace near Sofia, Bulgaria.
- As a tribute to his late father, King Ferdinand I, Simeon of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, accompanied the casket during its journey from Coburg to its final resting place in Sofia's Wrana Palace.
- Interestingly, King Ferdinand I Coburg, who played a significant role in the history of both Germany and Bulgaria, has military affiliations as his remains were carried into the Wrana Palace's grand hall on a flag-dressed casket.
- His legacy as King Ferdinand I, the monarch who proclaimed Bulgaria an autonomous kingdom and ruled until his death in 1948, continues to be remembered even after his solemn burial in the crypt of the Wrana Palace in Sofia.
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