They moved to Plovdiv, where Dipchev, an extreme Russophile, was unable to find a job under the Russophobic government of Stefan Stambolov. The two had five sons — Ivan, Georgi, Vladimir, Petar and Asen. Rayna also adopted a girl by the name of Gina. Vasil Dipchev was elected a deputy to the National Assembly of Bulgaria in 1888 and the family moved to Sofia. Dipchev died in 1898 as a consequence of the Black Mosque beatings that followed the assault on Stambolov, leaving Rayna with six children, the oldest of which was only 13 years old. She worked in the Sofia quarters of Orlandovtsi and Malashevtsi, maintaining strong ties with the family of Hristo Botev until her death on 29 July 1917, then 61 years old. Honours Rayna Knyaginya Peak, a peak on Livingston Island in Antarctica is named after her. A Bulgarian postage stamp with her image was issued in 2017. Notes External links A collection of Bulgarian folk songs dedicated to Rayna Knyaginya at Liternet.bg (in Bulgarian) The descendants of Rayna Knyaginya (in Bulgarian) 1856 births 1917 deaths People from Panagyurishte Bulgarian revolutionaries Bulgarian educators April Uprising of 1876 19th-century Bulgarian people 19th-century Bulgarian women