Bulgaria: Heads of State: 1879-1908 |
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| Ruling House: Batenberg (Батенберг); original in German: Battenberg | |
| S Božija milost i narodnata volja Knjaz na Bãlgarija (С Божия милост и народната воля Княз на България) | By the Grace of God and by the Will of the People, Prince of Bulgaria [1] | |
| 27 Jun/9 Jul 1879 - 9/21 Aug 1886 | Aleksandãr I (Александър I) [2] |
| baptized: Alexander Joseph | |
| Predsedatel na Vremennoto pravitelstvo (Председател на Временното правителство) | Chairman of the Provisional Government | |
| 9/21 Aug 1886 - 12/24 Aug 1886 | mitropolit Kliment Tãrnovski (митрополит Климент Търновски) |
| original name: Vasil Nikolov Drumev (Васил Николов Друмев) | |
| 12/24 Aug 1886 - 18/30 Aug 1886 | Petko Stojčev Karavelov (Петко Стойчев Каравелов) [3] |
| Ruling House: Batenberg (Батенберг); original in German: Battenberg | |
| S Božija milost i narodnata volja Knjaz na Bãlgarija (С Божия милост и народната воля Княз на България) | By the Grace of God and by the Will of the People, Prince of Bulgaria | |
| 17/29 Aug 1886 - 26 Aug/7 Sep 1886 | Aleksandãr I (Александър I) |
| Regent na Bãlgarija (Регент на България) | Regent of Bulgaria [4] | |
| 26 Aug/7 Sep 1886 - 2/14 Aug 1887 | Stefan Nikolov Stambolov (Стефан Николов Стамболов) |
| 26 Aug/7 Sep 1886 - 1/13 Nov 1886 | Petko Stojčev Karavelov (Петко Стойчев Каравелов) |
| 26 Aug/7 Sep 1886 - 2/14 Aug 1887 | Sava Atanasov Mutkurov (Сава Атанасов Муткуров) |
| 1/13 Nov 1886 - 2/14 Aug 1887 | Georgi Atanasov Živkov (Георги Атанасов Живков) |
| Ruling House: Saks-Koburg-Gota (Сакс-Кобург-Гота); original in German: Sachsen-Coburg und -Gotha | |
| S Božija milost i narodnata volja Knjaz na Bãlgarija (С Божия милост и народната воля Княз на България) | By the Grace of God and by the Will of the People, Prince of Bulgaria | |
| 2/14 Aug 1887 - 22 Sep/5 Oct 1908 | Ferdinand I (Фердинанд I) [5] |
| baptized (6 May 1861): Ferdinand Maximilian Leopold Carl Maria (von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Herzog zu Sachsen) | |
- The introductory formula was initially recorded as "S Božija milost i voljata narodna..." (С Божия милост и волята народна...).
- Elected by the Grand National Assembly (Veliko narodno sãbranie|Велико народно събрание) on 17/29 Apr 1879; received a provisional instrument of investiture in Istanbul (23 Jun/5 Jul 1879); landed at Varna, Bulgaria (24 Jun/6 Jul 1879); installed in Veliko Tarnovo (27 Jun/9 Jul 1879).
- Namestničestvo (Наместничество) | Governorship (in opposition; nominally for Aleksandãr I)
- 13/25 Aug 1886 - 17/29 Aug 1886
- membership
- In legislation: Nie, regentite na Bãlgarija ("Ние, регентите на България"; "We, the Regents of Bulgaria").
- Elected by the Grand National Assembly on 25 Jun/7 Jul 1887; acceptance of election (dated 26 Jun/8 Jul 1887, Dürnkrut, Austria) is communicated to the Assembly on 27 Jun/9 Jul 1887; took oath of office 2/14 Aug 1887.
Last update: 17 Dec 2024