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Bulgaria: Heads of State: 1878-1908

Imperatorski ruski komisar v Bãlgarija (Императорски руски комисар в България) = Imperatorskij Rossijskij Komissar v Bolgarii (Императорский Российский Комиссар в Болгарии) | Imperial Russian Commissioner
8/20 May 1878 - 27 Jun/9 Jul 1879 knjaz Aleksandãr Mihajlovič Dondukov-Korsakov (княз Александър Михайлович Дондуков-Корсаков) = knjaz' Aleksandr Mihajlovič Dondukov-Korsakov (князь Александр Михайлович Дондуков-Корсаков)
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][3]
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) [4]
12/24 Aug 1886 - 18/30 Aug 1886 Petko Stojčev Karavelov (Петко Стойчев Каравелов) [5]
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) [2] 
Regent na Bãlgarija (Регент на България) | Regent of Bulgaria [6]
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) [7][8]

[1] The introductory formula was initially recorded as "S Božija milost i voljata narodna..." (С Божия милост и волята народна...).
[2] Baptized: Alexander Joseph [Bulgarian: Александър Йосиф (Aleksandãr Josif)]
[3] Elected by the Grand National Assembly (Veliko narodno sãbranie) 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 at Tarnovo (27 Jun/9 Jul 1879).
[4] In the world: Vasil Nikolov Drumev (Васил Николов Друмев)
[5] Namestničestvo (Наместничество) | Governorship (in opposition; nominally for Aleksandãr I)
13/25 Aug 1886 - 17/29 Aug 1886 membership
[6] In legislation: Nie, regentite na Bãlgarija ("Ние, регентите на България"; "We, the Regents of Bulgaria")
[7] Baptized: Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria [Bulgarian: Фердинанд Максимилиан Карл Леополд Мари (Ferdinand Maksimilian Karl Leopold Mari)]
[8] Elected by the Grand National Assembly (Veliko narodno sãbranie) 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.