Prince Alexander of Battenberg Visualizing Family, Gender Relations, and the Body. The Balkans approx. 1860-1950 Anelia Kassabova editor Centre for Southeast European History, University Graz Centre for Information Modelling in the Humanities, University Graz o:vase.162 Национален Военноисторически Музей National Museum of Military History Sofia 26 Social Personality Behavior Processes and Personality Personal Names Individuation and Mobility Armed Forces Military Technology State International Relations State Bulgaria Sofia Sofia 23.32415,42.69751 Photograph Photographer 1880-1886 Dimitar Anastasov Karastoyanov Karastoyanov, Dimitar Anastasov Half length profile portrait of a man in military uniform with insignias of honour. 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 style of Count von Hartenau (February 6, 1889). Not specified Cabinet 155 101 129 95 Bulgaria Sofia