VASE Visual Archive Southeastern Europe Permalink: https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.162 Prince Alexander of Battenberg Object: Prince Alexander of Battenberg Description: Half length profile portrait of a man in military uniform with insignias of honour. 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 resigned the throne and left Bulgaria on September 8, 1886, he married Johanna Loisinger, an actress, and assumed the Prince Alexander of Battenberg © National Museum of Military History style of Count von Hartenau (February 6, Sofia 1889). Relations: https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.694 Date: Not before 1880, Not after 1886 Location: Sofia Country: Bulgaria Type: Photograph Creator: Karastoyanov, Dimitar Anastasov, (Photographer) Dimensions: Artefact: 155mm x 101mm Image: 129mm x 95mm Format: Cabinet Technique: Not specified Keywords: 150 Behavior Processes and Personality > 156 Social Personality 550 Individuation and Mobility > 551 Personal Prince Alexander of Battenberg Names © National Museum of Military History 700 Armed Forces Sofia 710 Military Technology 640 State 640 State > 648 International Relations Copyright: Национален Военноисторически Музей Archive: National Museum of Military History Sofia, Inv. No.: 26 https://gams.uni-graz.at/vase 1 VASE Visual Archive Southeastern Europe Permalink: https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.162 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.162 https://gams.uni-graz.at/vase 2.