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36-824: The State Gazette was founded by state decree of Prince Alexander of Battenberg on 19 July 1879. Its first edition was 28 July 1879. It was first published weekly, and then daily. The print edition of the gazette is divided into two sections. The "Official section" contains bills promulgated by the National Assembly , decrees by the Council of Ministers , international treaties, and other legal acts. The "Unofficial section" includes administrative deeds (executive decisions) by ministers and heads of national or municipal institutions and agencies, announcements, court summons, etc. The online edition contains all public procurement and concession notices since January 5, 2005. The publication of

72-637: A civil list stipend. Prince Henry received a military education and took up a commission as a lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of the Rhenish Hussars in the Prussian Army . He served in the Prussian Garde du Corps and was also Honorary Colonel of the 1st Infantry Regiment of Bulgaria, where his brother Alexander was Prince. Because of their close relationship to the Grand Ducal House of Hesse,

108-822: A commission as a lieutenant in the Prussian life-guards at Potsdam . Before proceeding to Bulgaria, Prince Alexander paid visits to the Tsar at Livadia , to the courts of the Great Powers. After paying a visit to the Ottoman Sultan 's court, a Russian warship conveyed him to Varna where he took an oath to the Tarnovo Constitution at Veliko Tarnovo (8 July 1879) and then proceeded to Sofia . People everywhere en route greeted him with immense enthusiasm. The new ruling prince had not had any previous experience in government, and

144-593: A decisive victory at Slivnitsa (19 November), after which Bulgarian troops advanced as far as Pirot , capturing it on 27 November. Although the intervention of Austria protected Serbia from the consequences of defeat, Prince Alexander's success sealed the union with Eastern Rumelia . After long negotiations, Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II nominated him as governor-general of that province for five years (5 April 1886). This arrangement, however, cost Alexander much of his popularity in Bulgaria, while discontent prevailed among

180-505: A general in the Austrian army . Alexander was the second son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine by the latter's morganatic marriage with Countess Julia von Hauke . The Countess and her descendants gained the title of Princess of Battenberg (derived from an old residence of the Grand Dukes of Hesse ) and the style Durchlaucht (" Serene Highness ") in 1858. Prince Alexander was

216-554: A granddaughter of Queen Victoria . Their children included Queen Louise of Sweden , Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Princess Alice of Battenberg , the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , husband of Queen Elizabeth II . Alexander's other brother, Prince Henry of Battenberg , married Queen Victoria's youngest daughter Princess Beatrice . Among their children was Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain . In his boyhood and early youth, Alexander frequently visited Saint Petersburg , and he accompanied his uncle, Tsar Alexander II , who

252-463: A local command in the Austrian army, and where he died of a ruptured appendix on 17 November 1893. His remains, brought to Sofia, received a public funeral there, and were buried in a mausoleum erected to his memory . Prince Alexander possessed much charm and amiability of manner; he was tall, dignified and strikingly handsome. Many authorities have generally recognised his capabilities as a soldier. As

288-711: A marriage was suggested between Alexander and Princess Viktoria of Prussia , the daughter of the United Kingdom's Victoria, Princess Royal , the latter of whom was then crown princess of the German Empire and was the oldest daughter of the United Kingdom's Queen Victoria . While the would-be bride's mother and maternal grandmother supported the prospective marriage, her German relatives – her paternal grandfather, Kaiser Wilhelm I ; her brother, later Kaiser Wilhelm II (Kaiser Wilhelm I's grandson); and German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck – opposed it, fearing that it would offend

324-560: A member of the British royal family by marriage to Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom , the youngest child of Queen Victoria . Through his daughter, Victoria Eugenie , who became the queen consort of Spain , Henry is a direct ancestor of the current Spanish royal family . Henry was born on 5 October 1858 in Milan , Lombardy–Venetia . He was the son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine , and his wife Countess Julia von Hauke . His father

360-727: A month after the wedding, Henry was made Honorary Colonel of the 5th (Isle of Wight, Princess Beatrice's) Volunteer Battalion , the Hampshire Regiment , In early 1886, it was announced in The Times that he would be made a captain in the 1st Life Guards , but the Secretary of State for War ( Henry Campbell-Bannerman ) denied knowledge of this in the House of Commons and the appointment did not take place. Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg had four children. By royal warrant of 13 December 1886,

396-450: A nephew of Russia 's Tsar Alexander II , who had married a sister of Prince Alexander of Hesse. His mother, the daughter of Polish general Hans Moritz Hauke , had been lady-in-waiting to the Tsaritsa . Alexander was known to his family, and many later biographers, as "Sandro" or "Drino". Alexander's brother, Prince Louis of Battenberg , married Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine ,

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432-507: A number of his officers, who considered themselves slighted in the distribution of rewards at the close of the campaign. Encouraged by the promise of Tsar Alexander III to keep their Bulgarian rank in the Russian army and receiving common Russian salary these officers formed a military plot , and on the night of 20 August 1886 the conspirators seized the prince in the palace at Sofia and compelled him to sign his abdication; they then hurried him to

468-617: A range of problems confronted him. He found himself caught between the Russians, who wanted him to be a do-nothing king (a roi fainéant ), and the Bulgarian politicians, who actively pursued their own quarrels with a violence that threatened the stability of Bulgaria. One of his servants was the Bessarabian boyar Stefan Uvaliev from the Căzănești village , who supported him financially. In 1881,

504-404: A result of an ill-considered telegram which he addressed to Tsar Alexander III on his return. The attitude of Bismarck, who, in conjunction with the Russian and Austrian governments, forbade him to punish the leaders of the military conspiracy, also undermined Alexander's position. He therefore issued a manifesto resigning the throne and left Bulgaria on 8 September 1886. After his abdication from

540-411: A ruler he committed some errors, but his youth and inexperience and the extreme difficulty of his position account for much. He had some aptitude for diplomacy, and his intuitive insight and perception of character sometimes enabled him to outwit the crafty politicians who surrounded him. His principal fault remained a want of tenacity and resolution; his tendency to unguarded language undoubtedly increased

576-475: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alexander of Battenberg Alexander Joseph GCB ( Bulgarian : Александър I Батенберг ; 5 April 1857 – 17 November 1893), known as Alexander of Battenberg , was the first prince ( knyaz ) of the autonomous Principality of Bulgaria from 1879 until his abdication in 1886. The Bulgarian Grand National Assembly elected him as Prince of autonomous Bulgaria , in 1879. He dissolved

612-456: The Danube at Oryahovo, transported him on his yacht to Reni , and handed him over to the Russian authorities, who allowed him to proceed to Lemberg . However, he soon returned to Bulgaria as a result of the success of the counter-revolution led by Stefan Stambolov , which overthrew the provisional government set up by the Russian party at Sofia. His position, however, had become untenable, partly as

648-599: The State Gazette is regulated by law and administered by the National Assembly; there are regular editions every Tuesday and Thursday, as well as additional ones as needed. The current circulation is approximately 21,000 copies. Since 2008, the gazette has been available online. This Bulgarian newspaper-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about government in Bulgaria

684-602: The United Kingdom , but not in the German Empire (where the Prince was still considered a Serene Highness ). Beatrice and Henry were married at St Mildred's Church at Whippingham , near Osborne , on 23 July 1885. On the same day, a bill to naturalise Prince Henry a British subject passed the House of Lords . The couple adopted the style Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg . On 22 August 1885, exactly

720-635: The Army on 21 June 1887, Colonel on 22 February 1893 and appointed to the Privy Council on 20 November 1894. In November 1895, Prince Henry persuaded Queen Victoria to allow him to go to West Africa to fight in the Ashanti War . He served as the military secretary to the commander-in-chief of British forces, Colonel Sir Francis Scott . He contracted malaria when the expedition reached Prahsu, about 30 miles (50 km) from Kumasi , and subsequently died aboard

756-630: The Battenbergs came into close contact with various ruling families of Europe, including the British Royal House. In April 1884, Henry's elder brother, Prince Louis of Battenberg , married Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine , his first cousin once-removed , and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria , Empress of India . Shortly after that wedding, Prince Henry became engaged to Princess Beatrice , fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort . Queen Victoria agreed to

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792-482: The Bulgarian throne, Alexander I claimed the title Prince of Tarnovo and used it until his death. Alexander then retired into private life. A few years later he married Johanna Loisinger , an actress, and assumed the style of Count von Hartenau (6 February 1889). They had a son Assen , Count von Hartenau (1890-1965) and a daughter Countess Marie Therese Vera Tsvetana von Hartenau (1893-1935). The last years of his life he spent principally at Graz , where he held

828-517: The Marquess of Carisbrooke, in July 1961. Beatrice's sister Louise told Sir James Reid of "Prince Henry's attempted relations with her, which she had declined." In 1896, Victoria erected a memorial to Prince Henry in the form of a Celtic cross , near Connachat Cottage in the grounds of Balmoral Castle . It is inscribed "Brief Life! In sport and war so keen, morned by these winds in heath and fir as where

864-521: The Queen granted their children the style Highness . This style took immediate effect in the United Kingdom and elsewhere except within the German Empire , where, as Princes and Princesses of Battenberg, they were only entitled to the style Serene Highness . In 1889, Prince Henry was made Governor of Carisbrooke Castle and Captain-General and Governor of the Isle of Wight . He was made Lieutenant-Colonel in

900-605: The Russian Tsar, assumed absolute power, having suspended the Constitution (9 May 1881). A specially convened assembly voted (13 July 1881) for suspension of the ultra-democratic constitution for a period of seven years. The experiment, however, proved unsuccessful; the monarchical coup infuriated Bulgarian Liberal and Radical politicians, and real power passed to two Russian generals, Sobolev and Kaulbars , specially dispatched from Saint Petersburg. After vainly endeavouring to obtain

936-471: The Russian ruling house, most notably Prince Alexander's cousin Tsar Alexander III . Alexander III had recently ascended to the Russian throne and, unlike his father, was far from kindly disposed to the prince. Prince Alexander was later ordered to make a formal declaration renouncing the betrothal. After attempting to govern under these conditions for nearly two years, the prince, with the consent of

972-539: The Turkish frontier and ordered them to go north to Slivnitsa as fast as possible. In the meantime, he ordered his troops already deployed there to fortify the garrison. Having ensured the smooth running of operations. Alexander returned after repelling a Serbian attack near Sofia threatening Bulgarian lines from the hinterland. He returned just in time to conduct a final counterattack against Serbian troops, followed by pursuing them deep into their own territory. The Bulgarians won

1008-512: The assembly in 1880 and suspended the Constitution in 1881, considering it too liberal. He restored the Constitution in 1883, leading to open conflict with Russia that made him popular in Bulgaria. Unification with Eastern Rumelia was achieved and recognised by the powers in 1885. A coup carried out by pro-Russian Bulgarian Army officers forced him to abdicate in September 1886. He later became

1044-692: The cruiser HMS Blonde stationed off the coast of Sierra Leone . His body was repatriated by the cruiser HMS Blenheim from the Canary Islands and his funeral service took place on 5 February 1896, at the same St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham , on the Isle of Wight , where he had been married. Interment followed in what became known as the Battenberg Chapel. The remains of his wife, Princess Beatrice, were placed there in August 1945, and those of his eldest son,

1080-576: The government of the province. In the year which followed, the prince gave evidence of considerable military and diplomatic ability. He rallied the Bulgarian army, now deprived of its Russian officers (withdrawn by Tsar Alexander III), which Alexander replaced by graduates of the Bulgarian Military Academy to resist the Serbian invasion (later known as "The Victory of Bulgarian Cadets vs. Serbian Generals"). Alexander mobilised his troops standing at

1116-456: The marriage on the condition that the couple make their home with her. The Queen-Empress formally gave her consent to the marriage at a meeting of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council on 27 January 1885. On 22 July 1885, the Queen made Prince Henry a Knight Companion of the Garter , and granted him the style Royal Highness to give him rank equal to his wife. This style took effect in

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1152-534: The number of his enemies. Battenberg Hill on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica is named after Prince Alexander Battenberg of Bulgaria. Prince Henry of Battenberg Prince Henry of Battenberg (Henry Maurice; 5 October 1858 – 20 January 1896), formerly Count Henry of Battenberg , was a morganatic descendant of the Grand Ducal House of Hesse . He became

1188-477: The recall of the generals, the prince restored the constitution with the concurrence of all Bulgarian political parties (19 September 1883). A serious breach with Russia followed, and the part which the prince subsequently played in encouraging Bulgarian national aspirations widened that breach. The revolution of Plovdiv (18 September 1885), which brought about the union of Eastern Rumelia with Bulgaria, took place with Alexander's consent, and he at once assumed

1224-403: Was known as 'Liko' to his family. When his mother was raised to Princess von Battenberg and given the higher style of Her Serene Highness by Alexander's older brother, Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse , Henry and his siblings shared in their mother's new rank. He became His Serene Highness Prince Henry of Battenberg , although he remained ineligible to inherit the throne of Hesse or to receive

1260-702: Was much attached to him, during the Bulgarian campaign of 1877. When, under the Treaty of Berlin (1878), Bulgaria became an autonomous principality under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire , the Tsar recommended his nephew to the Bulgarians as a candidate for the newly created throne, and the Grand National Assembly unanimously elected Prince Alexander as Prince of Bulgaria (29 April 1879). At that time he held

1296-399: Was the third son and fourth child of Grand Duke Ludwig II of Hesse and Wilhelmina of Baden . His parents' marriage was morganatic , as Julia was not considered a proper wife for a prince of a reigning dynasty, being only a countess . As such, at the time of his birth, Henry could not bear his father's title or name, and was styled His Illustrious Highness Count Henry of Battenberg . He

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