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Adrianople is an anglicized form of Hadrianopolis, a city currently in Turkey and known as Edirne.. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrianople See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria#The_Kingdom_of_Bulgaria for historical context about the Balkan Wars fought over territory in this area.

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In the Balkan Wars this area of Thrace was fought over: the Battle of Adrianople: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Adrianople_(1913) the Wars: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkan_wars

Eleonore Caroline Gasparine Louise, Princess Reuss-Köstritz (August 22, 1860 - September 12, 1917) was Tsaritsa of Bulgaria and the second wife of Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleonore,_Princess_Reuss-K%c3%b6stritz for bio and picture. To quote: Eleonore came into her own during the Balkans and First World Wars when, working tirelessly as a nurse, she was a cause of great comfort for many injured and dying Bulgarian soldiers. It was said that she had "a special gift for relieving suffering".

Yambol is in southeast Bulgaria. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yambol Lozengrad is the Bulgarian name for the Turkish town Kırklareli, formerly known as Kirk Kilisse. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%c4%b1rklareli and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kirk_Kilisse To quote: "The Battle of Lozengrad was part of the First Balkan War between the armies of Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. It took place on 24 October 1912, when the Bulgarian army defeated an Ottoman army in Eastern Thrace."

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Prince Boris was Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria's son. See NYT article at query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9402E0DC1F38E533A... He became King Boris III of Bulgaria after Ferdinand abdicated in 1918.

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Ferdinand was czar of Bulgaria from 1908-1918. www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-FerdiBul.html

Adrianople is in the area between Bulgaria and Turkey over which the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 were fought. See www.jcanu.hpg.ig.com.br/history/h4sep/bulgamil.htm

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