Principality of Bulgaria
Also known as Knyazhestvo Balgariya, Bulgarian Principality
principality on the Balkan Peninsula between 1878 and 1908
Key facts
- Status
- Vassal of the Ottoman Empire
- Capital
- Plovdiv , (1878) ( Provisional Russian Administration in Bulgaria ) , Sofia , (1878–1908) (Provisional Russian Administration in Bulgaria until June 1879) , Tarnovo , (1879) (Bulgarian Constituent Assembly election, 1879)
- Official languages
- Bulgarian
- Religion
- Orthodox Christianity , Sunni Islam (minority)
- Demonym
- Bulgarian
- Government
- Absolute monarchy (1878–1879), Constitutional monarchy (from 1879)
- 1879 1886
- Alexander I
- 1887 1908
- Ferdinand I
- 1886 1887
- Stefan Stambolov
- 1879 first
- Todor Burmov
- 1908 last
- Aleksandar Malinov
- Legislature
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Today part ofBulgaria Serbia
The Principality of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Княжество България, romanized: Knyazhestvo Balgariya) was a vassal state under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire. It was established by the Treaty of Berlin in 1878.
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1870s in Bulgaria1878 establishments in the Ottoman Empire1880s in Bulgaria1890s in Bulgaria1900s in Bulgaria1908 disestablishments in EuropeFormer principalitiesFormer protectoratesStates and territories disestablished in 1908States and territories established in 1878Vassal states of the Ottoman Empire