Assen Hartenau

Assen or Asen Hartenau (16 January 1890 – 15 March 1965), in his early life styled as the Count of Hartenau, was an Austrian civil servant and the son of the deposed Bulgarian prince Alexander of Battenberg .

Biography Early life Assen Ludwig Alexander, Graf von Hartenau was born in Graz on 16 January 1890, the son and eldest child of Alexander of Battenberg, deposed Prince of Bulgaria , and his wife Johanna Loisinger, an actress and singer. co-founder of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1422). Following Alexander's deposition and marriage to Johanna, he had styled himself as the Count of Hartenau, a title inherited by Assen. and eventually became a Doctor of Law. He played an important role in settling the Austrian national debt in the 1940s.

After World War II (1939–1945), Hartenau was deemed to have been "politically indifferent" during the war. on 15 March 1965. (Given that Hartenau's sister Svetana did not have any biological children either, Alexander of Battenberg otherwise has no living descendants.)