Who were the Romanian nominees for the Bulgarian throne?
King Carol I and Gheorghe G. Bibescu
King Michael I and Ion Antonescu
King Ferdinand I and Nicolae Ceaușescu
King Carol II and Ion Iliescu
Answer
After the establishment of an autonomous Bulgarian principality and the full independence of Romania in 1878, there were several Romanian nominees for the Bulgarian throne. These were King Carol I of Romania and the nobleman Gheorghe G. Bibescu.
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