Reports on Prince Alexander von Battenberg’s Stay in Lviv (Lemberg) in 1886 from ‘Dziennik Poznański’

Bulgarian Historical Review, 52 (2024), No. 3-4, pp. 29-46
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Dariusz Faszcza

Faculty of the Humanity in Pultusk, Vistula University in Warsaw. Poland, 71-295 Szczecin, ul. Kleberga 1/5. Web of Science Researcher ID KLY-8175-2024; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6579-5463; E-mail: dariuszfaszcza@o2.pl

Abstract: The goal of the article is to present the content of press reports that appeared in ‘Dziennik Poznański’ regarding Prince Alexander von Battenberg’s stay in Lviv in August 1886 to explain the great interest in this event among the Poles living on the territory of the Prussian annexation. The source basis of the presented text are press information printed in ‘Dziennik Poznański’, taken both from foreign press titles and from the newspaper’s special envoy, as well as reprints from Lviv-based Polish-language periodicals. The one-day stay of the dethroned Bulgarian ruler in Lviv caused an exceptionally lively reaction from the Polish population. It was caused, on the one hand, by sympathy for the young, tormented Prince, and on the other (as indicated by the details of the visit) by a manifestation of patriotic feelings. The second aspect of Alexander von Battenberg’s visit seems to be the key issue in understanding the interest in this event in the Polish press in the Prussian partition.

Keywords: Coup d’état of 1886, Alexander von Battenberg, Lwów, ‘Dziennik Poznański’

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