Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria
| Gavril Radomir Гаврил Радомир | |
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Agatha |
Gavril Radomir (
anglicized as "Gabriel Radomir"; died 1015) was the emperor (tsar) of the First Bulgarian Empire from October 1014 to August or September 1015. He was the son of tsar Samuel
(r. 997–1014).
Biography
During his father's reign, his cousin
Ivan Vladislav and Ivan's entire family were all sentenced by Samuel to death for treason. Gavril's intervention saved at least his cousin. He is said to have saved his father's life in the disastrous defeat of the Battle of Spercheios, and he was described as a gallant fighter.[1]
Around the same time that Emperor
Ostrovo
, and then took the throne for himself.
Some sources connect Gavril Radomir with the medieval dualist sect,
Peter Delyan
played a role in attempting to secure independence for Bulgaria several decades later.
Ian Mladjov inferred that
Mieszko I of Poland
.
Family tree
| Comita Nikola | Ripsimia of Armenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Agatha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gavril Radomir | Margaret of Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| several sons & daughters | Peter Delyan ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
Sources
Footnotes
- ISBN 978-0-404-18916-7. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ISBN 0-521-58262-8.
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