The Tsars of the first Bulgarian Empire in Preslava
This family is descended from
Krum
, Khan of the Bulgars (803-814), +ca 814; he had issue:
A1.
Omortag-Khan
, Khan of the Bulgars (816-831), became a Christian, +ca 831
B1.
Enravota
, the first martyr of the Bulgarian Church, +849
B2.
Malamir
, Khan of the Bulgars (831-836)
B3.
Swiniza
, who [probably] had a son:
C1.
Presijan
, Khan of the Bulgars (836-852); he was [probably] father of:
D1.
Boris I
, Khan of the Bulgars (852-889) abdicated, he established the capital at Preslava, +as a monk 907; m.Marija N
E1.
Vladimir
, Prince of Bulgaria (889-893) dethrowned by his father, tried to re-establish paganism
E2.
Gavriil
, +young
E3.
Simeon I "the Great"
, Tsar and Autocrat of the Bulgarians (893-927), *ca 865, +Preslava 927; 1m: NN; 2m: a sister of George Sursuwul
F1.
Michael
, contended for the throne, but his brother held onto it; it is not known whether Michael was incompetent, or whether this occurred because his brothers relatives (Michael was the only son of the 1m.) were powerful boyars
F2.
Tsar
Peter I
of the Bulgarians (927-969), +969; m.Constaninople 927 Maria=Irene (+ca 963), dau.of Christophoros Lekapenos, and granddau. of Emperor Romanos I of Byzantium
G1.
Tsar
Boris II
of the Bulgarians (969-971), +984/986
G2.
Roman
, spent most of his life as a hostage and/or prisoner of the Byzantines and Russians, +997/8
F3.
Bojan
, described as a master of the black arts
E4.
Jakob
, +young
E5.
Eupraxia
, a nun
E6.
Anna
; (m. King Swatopulk of Moravia)
A2.
Dukum
Khan of the Bulgars (814-815)
A3.
Dizewg
Khan of the Bulgars (815-816)
A4.
Tsok
Rulers of
Bulgaria
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Last updated 14th October 2002