Aleksandar Bogoridi
Aleksandar Stefanov Bogoridi also Aleko Bogoridi or Aleko Pasha called ( Bulgarian Александър Стефанов Богориди , Greek Αλεχανδρος Βογοριδης, Turkish Aleko Pasha * 1822 in Constantinople Opel ; † 17th July 1910 in Paris ) was Bulgarian Knjaz , Phanariot and activists of the Bulgarian National Revival . Between May 28, 1879 and May 1884, he was Governor General of the Ottoman Province of Eastern Rumelia, which was created after the Berlin Congress . Aleksandar was the brother of Nikola Bogoridi and great-grandson of Sophronius von Wraza .
Life
Aleksandar Bogoridi grew up in a Bulgarian, but Hellenic family from Kotel . His father, Stefan Bogoridi , was a senior Ottoman statesman, including foreign policy advisor to two sultans and a member of the Tanzimat Council, Kaimakam of the Principality of Moldova and the first Christian administrator of the island of Samos . Bogoridi went to school first at the Greek Fener College and later in France .
After completing his studies in constitutional law in Germany , Bogoridi returned to Istanbul. Once there, he took on various high administrative posts. He was a member of the Ottoman government, Minister of Public Affairs, diplomat in Moldova, member of the diplomatic mission in London and Ottoman ambassador to the imperial court in Vienna (1876–1877).
After the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877-1878 and the subsequent Berlin Congress, Bogoridi was recommended to the General Governor of Eastern Rumelia of the Sublime Porte at the suggestion of the Russian Tsar Alexander II . On May 28, 1879 he was sworn in in Plovdiv , the capital of the newly founded province.
During the regime of powers in the neighboring Principality of Bulgaria, Bogoridi supported the liberal leaders Petko Karawelow and Petko Slawejkow . At times he also offered them asylum. In 1884, after the end of his five-year reign, he returned to Istanbul.
After Knjaz Alexander Battenberg abdicated in 1886, Bogoridi was considered one of the favorites for the Bulgarian throne. In the end, however, Ferdinand von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha was selected for this.
Aleksandar Bogoridi died in Paris on July 17, 1910.
literature
- Petar Angelow: Istorija na Balgarija (from the Bulgarian history of Bulgaria). SOFI-R, Sofija 2003, Volume 1: ISBN 954-638-121-7 , Volume 2: ISBN 954-638-122-5 .
- Wolf Oschlies: Bogoridi, Aleksandŭr , in: Biographical Lexicon for the History of Southeast Europe . Vol. 1. Munich 1974, p. 225 f.
- Duncan M. Perry: After Prince Alexander Battenberg was deposed in 1885. Duke University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-8223-1313-8 .
Individual proof
- ↑ Hans-Joachim Böttcher: Ferdinand von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha 1861-1948 - A cosmopolitan on the Bulgarian throne . Osteuropazentrum Berlin - Verlag (Anthea Verlagsgruppe), Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-89998-296-1 , p. 47 .
Web links
- Alexandar Bogoridi on plovdivguide.com.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| General Stolypin |
Governor General of Eastern Rumelia May 28, 1879 - May 1884 |
Gavril Krastevich |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bogoridi, Aleksandar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aleko Pasha; Bogoridi, Aleko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian politician, senior Ottoman official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Constantinople |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1910 |
| Place of death | Paris |