Medieval Bulgarian nobility

Cometopuli dynasty

Boyar and killer of Asen

Bulgarian noble

Bulgarian and Byzantine noble

Bulgarian noble

Menumorut or Menumorout (Modern ) was the ruler of the lands between the rivers Mureș, Someș and Tisza at the time of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin around 900, according to the Gesta Hungarorum, a Hungarian chronicle written after 1150 by an unidentified author, referred to as Anonymus. Historians debate whether Menumorut was an actual ruler or a fictional character created by the author, since the Gesta tells of multiple figures, including Menumorut, who are not identified in any other primary sources, and does not name any of the enemies of the invading Hungarians written of

Dobrotitsa (, ; or ; in contemporaneous Byzantine documents; Dobrodicie in contemporaneous Genoese documents) was a Bulgarian noble, ruler of the de facto independent Principality of Karvuna and the Kaliakra fortress from 1354 to 1379–1386.

Bulgarian despot and semi-independent ruler

emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria

Despot of Valona as Serbian vassal and subsequently independent ruler

Bulgarian noble

Bulgarian duke, as recorded in "Gesta Ungarorum"

Aldimir () or Eltimir (Елтимир) (fl. 1280–1305) was a Bulgarian noble of the 13th–14th century. A member of the Terter dynasty and a younger brother of Tsar George I Terter, Aldimir was an influential local ruler as the despot of Kran. Aldimir rose to that position under his brother George, though as Smilets assumed the throne he was forced into exile. At the turn of the 14th century, Aldimir returned to Bulgaria as an ally of the regent widowed consort Smiltsena. He did not oppose the accession of his nephew Theodore Svetoslav and even assisted him in ousting his contenders. However, he was p

Bulgarian noble

Strez (Bulgarian and ; original spelling: Стрѣзъ; fl. 1207–1214) was a medieval, semi-independent Bulgarian sebastokrator. He was a member of the Asen dynasty and a cousin or a brother of Boril of Bulgaria. A major contender for the Bulgarian throne, Strez initially opposed the ascension of his close relative Tsar Boril. He fled to Serbia, where he accepted the vassalage of Grand Prince Stefan Nemanjić, and Serbian support helped him establish himself as a largely independent ruler in a large part of the region of Macedonia. However, Strez turned against his suzerains to become a Bulgarian vas

Bulgarian noble

thumb|upright|right|Belaur Belaur () (died 1336) was a Bulgarian noble and despot of Vidin and brother of the Bulgarian Emperor Michael Shishman (1323–1330). The son of Shishman of Vidin, he was among the most elaborate Balkan diplomats of his time. Plamen Pavlov interprets Belaur's name as stemming from the Hungarian personal name Béla and the title ur ("prince"). It may also come from Balaur, a mythical dragon in Vlach/ Romanian culture, the dragon was supposedly also revered in Cuman culture, cf. Kipchak "uran, ewren". Vlach-Cuman cultural interactions are known through the Cuman origin of

Bulgarian prince

Bulgarian nobleman

Bulgarian aristocrat

Belgian noble

Sratsimir (; 1324–31) was a Bulgarian magnate with the title of Despot, holding the territory of Kran. It is unclear when he received the governorship of Kran; he held it before and during the reign of his son, Ivan Alexander (r. 1331–71). He married Keratsa Petritsa, a member of the Shishman dynasty, with whom he had five children. He was the eponymous founder of the Sratsimir dynasty.

Bulgarian noblewoman

thumb | right | alt=Political map of the western Balkan in 925 AD. | Political map of the western Balkan in 925 AD.Alogobotur () (died 926) was a Bulgarian noble and military commander during the reign of Tsar Simeon the Great (893–926). He was probably a komit (duke) of one of Bulgaria's provinces. Some scholars indicate that the name is not a personal name, but a Bulgar military title alp bagatur (great hero) or alo bagatur (commander of heroes).

thumb|300px|The Carpathian Basin on the eve of the "Hungarian Conquest": a map based primarily on the narration of the [[Gesta Hungarorum]] thumb|300px|Voivodship (duchy) of Salan according to curug.rastko.net

Middle-ages politician

thumb|200px|Redrawing of the epitaph of Mostich, with the first ever reference to the title "Tsar" highlighted. thumb|200px|The tomb stone of Mostich

Ivats () or Ibatzes was a Bulgarian noble and military commander in the late 10th and early 11th centuries. He served three Bulgarian Emperors: Samuil (997–1014); Gavril Radomir (1014–1015) and Ivan Vladislav (1015–1018).

Nestoritsa () was a Bulgarian noble and general during the reign of Emperors Samuil (997-1014); Gavril Radomir (1014–1015) and Ivan Vladislav (1015–1018). He was one of Bulgaria's most skillful military commanders.

Bulgarian nobles

Isbul () (fl. 820s–830s) was the kavhan, or first minister, of the First Bulgarian Empire during the reigns of Omurtag, Malamir and Presian I. Appointed to the kavhan office under Omurtag, Isbul was a regent or co-ruler of the underage Malamir and his successor Presian.

Bulgarian lord

Bulgarian military commander

10th-century first minister of the First Bulgarian Empire

250px|thumb|right|Capture and imprisonment of Nikulitsa by the Byzantine Empire|Byzantines. Nikulitsa (; ) was a noble from Larissa and governor of Servia during the reign of Samuil (). Nikulitzas belonged to a prominent family in the city. In 980, Emperor Basil II had appointed his grandfather as leader (archon) of the Vlachs; a local ethnic group that was also at the center of the rebellion of 1066–1067. The leaders of that rebellion were all prominent men of Larissa, two of whom are specifically mentioned by Kekaumenos as being Vlachs; Slavota Karmalakis and a certain Beriboes (Berivoi).

Bulgarian military leader

Noble of the Second Bulgarian Empire

Marmais (; died 924) was a Bulgarian military commander, nobleman and komita (duke) of a western Bulgarian region (Sredets or Macedonia) during the reign of Emperor Simeon I (893–927). He was a descendant of an ancient Bulgar family. He participated actively in the Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927 but he is better known for his interference and campaigns against the Principality of Serbia.