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Alexander Joseph GCB (Bulgarian: Александър I Батенберг; 5 April 1857 – 17 November 1893), known as Alexander of Battenberg, was the first prince of the autonomous Principality of Bulgaria from 1878 until his abdication in 1886.
Battenberg family, a family that rose to international prominence in the 19th and 20th centuries, the name being a revival of a medieval title. Its notable members included Prince Philip, who was married to England’s Queen Elizabeth II. Learn more about the family.
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One of the original couple's sons, Prince Alexander of Battenberg, was made Sovereign Prince of Bulgaria in 1879. However, he was forced to abdicate in 1886. Another son, Prince Henry of Battenberg, married Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria. Their daughter, Victoria Eugenia Julia Ena, became queen consort of Spain.
Prince Alexander of Battenberg may refer to: Alexander, Prince of Bulgaria, Prince Alexander Joseph of Battenberg, (1857–1893), first prince of modern Bulgaria. Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, Prince Alexander of Battenberg, (1886–1960) Categories: Disambiguation pages.
Its location was chosen by Prince Alexander of Battenberg in 1880. At the end of 19th century it was the biggest church building in Bulgaria, and today it is the second biggest one. Virgin Mary is the city patron, and the cathedral holiday, August 15th, has been formally declared the Day of Varna.
Ever since the day when the Treaty of Berlin decreed the separation of the Bulgars of Eastern Rumelia from those of Free Bulgaria, the Bulgars who had been left under Turkish rule-prompted sometimes, no doubt, by Russian agitation-had not ceased to petition for reunion with their kinsmen.
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Prince Alexander of Battenberg. Alexander (known as ‘Sandro’) was elected Prince of Bulgaria and held the throne from 1879-1886. He later married Johanna Loisinger and took the style Count of Hartenau. The couple had two children who took on the surname ‘von Hartenau’.
