Editing List of Bulgarian monarchs (section)

=== House of Battenberg (1879–1886) ===
{{Main|Battenberg family}}
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|'''[[Alexander of Battenberg|Alexander I]]'''<br /><small>Александър I</small>
|29 April 1879 –<br />7 September 1886<br /><small>(7 years and 131 days)</small>
|A new Bulgarian state was established through the treaties of [[Treaty of San Stefano|San Stefano]] and [[Treaty of Berlin (1878)|Berlin]] (1878) following the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)|Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878]]. The first [[National Assembly (Bulgaria)|National Assembly]] elected{{efn|Alexander I was not the only choice proposed for the first modern Bulgarian monarch. The Russian prince [[Alexander Mikhailovich Dondukov-Korsakov]] (1820–1893), who headed the Russian administration in Bulgaria at the time, put himself forth for the position though was rejected. The [[Congress of Berlin]] decided that no Russian or Bulgarian should be allowed to become Prince of Bulgaria.<ref name="Perry-1993">{{Cite book |last=Perry |first=Duncan M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=28nQRUIN7qIC |title=Stefan Stambolov and the Emergence of Modern Bulgaria, 1870-1895 |date=1993 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-1313-7 |pages=42 |language=en}}</ref> In addition to Alexander, other European royalty considered included [[Prince Valdemar of Denmark]], [[Prince Henry XXV of Reuss]], and [[Carol I of Romania|Prince Carol of Romania]].<ref name="Perry-1993" /> Alexander was ultimately selected by the Bulgarian parliament due to having served in the Russo-Turkish War, his close relationship with (and endorsement by) [[Alexander II of Russia]], and his known conservative political stance.<ref name="Perry-1993" />}} Alexander of Battenberg, a German prince, as monarch.<ref name="Dimitrov-2001">{{Cite book |last=Dimitrov |first=Vesselin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lUanwL-q-bUC |title=Bulgaria: The Uneven Transition |date=2001 |publisher=Psychology Press |isbn=978-0-415-26729-8 |pages=vii |language=en}}</ref> Since Bulgaria was stipulated to remain an autonomous vassal state of the [[Ottoman Empire]], Alexander used the title ''knyaz'' (prince) rather than ''tsar''.<ref name="Tarnovo Const.-1879">Конституция на Княжество България от 1879 г. (Tarnovo Constitution), Article 38</ref> Deposed in a [[1886 Bulgarian coup d'état|coup]] led by pro-Russian army officers. Briefly reinstated following a counter-coup before abdicating the throne.<ref name="Dimitrov-2001" />
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