VASE Visual Archive Southeastern Europe Permalink: https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.694 Studio portrait of Count von Hartenau / Alexander of Battenberg Object: Studio portrait of Count von Hartenau / Alexander of Battenberg Description: Half length shot of a man in a suit. Comment: Alexander Joseph (5 April 1857 – 23 October 1893), known as Alexander of Battenberg, was the son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1823– 1888) and Countess Julia von Hauke (1825–1885). He was also the nephew of Russia's Tsar Alexander II. He was the first Prince (Knyaz) of the Principality of Bulgaria, reigning from 29 April 1879 until 7 September 1886. After he had Studio portrait of Count von Hartenau / resigned the throne and left Bulgaria on Alexander of Battenberg September 8, 1886, he married Johanna © St. Cyril and St. Methodius National Loisinger, an Austrian actress, pianist and Library soprano opera singer, and assumed the style of Count von Hartenau (February 6, 1889). The photograph is kept in the family album of Aleksi Popangelov. Relations: https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.162 Date: Not before 1889, Not after 1893 Location: Sofia Country: Bulgaria Type: Photograph Creator: Karastoyanov, Dimitar Anastasov, (Photographer) Dimensions: Artefact: 264mm x 200mm Image: 145mm x 103mm Format: Cabinet Technique: Not specified Keywords: 290 Clothing 300 Adornment 550 Individuation and Mobility > 551 Personal Names 550 Individuation and Mobility > 554 Status, Role, and Prestige 560 Social Stratification 570 Interpersonal Relations 640 State https://gams.uni-graz.at/vase 1 VASE Visual Archive Southeastern Europe Permalink: https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.694 Copyright: Национална Библиотека "Св. св. Кирил и Методий" Archive: St. Cyril and St. Methodius National Library, Inv. No.: C A 150_10 License: This picture is licensed under Creative Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0] (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc- nd/3.0/) Editor: Anelia Kassabova Permalink: https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.694 https://gams.uni-graz.at/vase 2.