Prince/King Ferdinand I's awards
Young prince Ferdinand, wearing the early type of the breast star of the Order "For Bravery", along with the necklace and breast star of the Order of St. Alexander with crossed swords above the badge.
Prince Ferdinand wearing the later type of the breast star of the Order "For Bravery", the First class badge with skulls and bones of the same order, St. Alexander breast star and other high-ranking foreign orders.
Prince Ferdinand, photographed around 1896, displaying the breast star and First class neck badge of the Military Order "For Bravery" and Russian, Ottoman, Savoy and German high-ranking orders.
The Bulgarian Monarch wearing a generals' uniform of the 9th Infantry regiment. Displayed are the first and fourth classes of the Military Order, honourary distinction for the 80th anniversary of Princess Clementine (in gold) and other foreign orders.
Official portrait of The Ruler of Bulgaria, displaying some of his highest foreign honours.
Bulgarian King Ferdinand I in a uniform of the Royal Guards regiment. He's pictured wearing the Grand necklace of the Order of SS Cyril and Methodius (along with its star), the Grand cross sash and first class neck badge of the Order "For Bravery" and many other foreign orders (some adorned with diamonds).
List of some of Prince/King Ferdinand I's decorations:
Bulgaria:
Order of SS Cyril and Methodius
Military Order "For Bravery"
Royal Order of St. Alexander
Order of Civil Merit
Order of Military Merit
German Empire
Order of the Black eagle - Grand Cross
Order of the Red Eagle - Grand Cross
Imperial Military order of the Iron cross
Pour le Merite with oak leaves (Military division)
Order of Saint John (Ignore Order)
Saxe-Ernestine House order - Collar and Grand Cross with diamonds
Order of the Wendish Crown
Military Merit cross (Mecklenburg)
Hessen Order of Philip the Magnanimous
Saxon Military Order of St. Henry
Oldenburg Friedrich August cross - II class
Bavarian Order of St Hubert - Grand Cross
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of St. Stephan - Collar and Grand cross with diamonds
Military order of Maria Theresia - Grand cross
Military Merit cross with war distinction - I class
Order of Vitez
British Empire
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath - Collar and Grand Cross
Royal Victorian Order
Russian Empire
Order of St. Andrew - Collar and Grand Cros
Order of St. Alexander Nevsky - Grand Cross with diamonds
Order of the White Eagle - Grand Cross
Order of St. Vladimir - Grand Cross
Order of St. Anna
Order of St. Stanislav
France
Order of Holy Spirit
Order of the Legion of Honour - Grand Cross
Monaco Order of St. Charles - Grand Cross
Order of The Academic palms - Gold class
Ottoman Empire
High Order of Honour
Gallipoli star (Iron Crescent)
Kingdom of Italy
Order of the Holy Annunciation
Order of St Maurice and Lazarus
Constantine Military order of St George - Grand cross
Order of St Januarius - Grand cross
Kingdom of Belgium
Order of Leopold - Grand Cross
Kingdom of Romania
Order of Carol I - Collar and Grand Cross
Kingdom of Portugal
Military Order of the Tower and the Sword - Collar and Grand Cross
Order of the Christ and St Benedict of Aviz - Grand Cross
Kingdom of Sweden
Order of the Seraphim
Kingdom of Denmark
Order of the White Elephant
Empire of Brazil
Order of the Rose
Order of the Southern Cross
Principality of Montenegro
Order of Prince Danilo I - Grand Cross
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Order of the Cross of Takovo
Order of the Star of Karađorđe
Malta
Military order of St John of Jerusalem (Maltese order)
The Vatican
Order of Pope Pius IX
Persian Empire
Order of the Aqdas
Order of the Lion and the Sun - Grand Cross
Medals and other decorations
Cross for XX years of faithful service
Marian Cross of the German Knight Order
Lippe-Schaumburg Loyal Service Cross
