Petar Delyan
Petar Delyan | |
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Gavril Radomir | |
Mother | Marguerite of Hungary |
Petar Delyan (reigned 1040–1041) (
Origin
His origin is not clear. He claimed that he was son of Emperor
Delyan as Radomir's son
Those who believe he actually was Radomir's son, think that he was born from Radomir's marriage with Marguerite, sister of King Stephen I of Hungary (996/997). Petar's mother was expelled while pregnant from Samuel's court before the accession of Gavril Radomir, but given Delyan's subsequent career, it is likely that he had been born and remained in Bulgaria with his father.[4]
After
Delyan as a local Bulgarian
Those who oppose the theory that he was Samuel's grandson and believe he was merely a local Bulgarian claim that he was proclaimed as tsar in Belgrade not because it was the first border town between the Byzantine Empire and Hungary that he reached when he joined them as a prince of royal blood, but merely because it was the first important town that the rebels captured.
They also claim that it is highly unlikely that Ivan Vladislav who in 1015 murdered his cousin Gavril Radomir (Delyan's supposed father) and his current wife Maria to seize the throne would not kill Radomir's son and heirs, if he had them, in order to secure himself. It is known that he also ordered the execution of the Serbian prince of Duklja, Jovan Vladimir, who was Samuel's son-in-law (married to his daughter Theodora-Kosara), because Vladimir was a threat to his position as Bulgarian tsar.
Uprising
Petar Delyan was a leader
- The replacement of the Bulgarian Hellenisation
- Imposition of taxes in coin for local people by the Byzantine government
The uprising spread and rebels very quickly took control over the northern part of
Petar II Delyan took
Petar II Delyan's successes ended, however, with the interference of his cousin
In 1041, one night during dinner, while Delyan was drunk, Alusian cut off his nose and blinded him with a kitchen knife. Since Alusian was of the blood of
Meanwhile, though blind, Petar II Delyan resumed command of the Bulgarian forces, but the Byzantine Emperor Michael IV determined to take advantage of the situation and advanced against them. In an obscure battle of Ostrovo, the Byzantines defeated the Bulgarian troops and Petar II Delyan was captured and taken to Constantinople, where he was perhaps executed. According to some legends he was later exiled to a monastery in Iskar Gorge, in the Balkan Mountains, where he died.
Norse sagas refer to the participation of the future
Family tree
Ripsimia of Armenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuil of Bulgaria | Agatha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Theodora Kosara | Miroslava | Irene of Larissa | Gavril Radomir | Hungarian princess | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
several sons & daughters | Petar Delyan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honour
Delyan Point on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Petar Delyan.
See also
References
- Йордан Андреев, Милчо Лалков, Българските ханове и царе, Велико Търново, 1996.
- Васил Златарски. Въстанието на Петра Делян в 1040 г. I изд. София 1918; II изд., Наука и изкуство, София 1970
- БУНТАРИ И АВАНТЮРИСТИ В СРЕДНОВЕКОВНА БЪЛГАРИЯ, Пламен Павлов, Второ издание, 2005 - ISBN 954-304-152-0
- Цар Петър Делян, Радко Радков-ИК "Абагар Велико Търново", 2001-10-25
Notes
- ^ Йордан Андреев - "Българските ханове и царе VII-XIV век. Историческо-хронологичен справочник", държавно издателство "Д-р Петър Берон", София, 1988 г.
- hdl:11089/18406.
- ISBN 0-8108-5846-0, pp. 63–66.
- ISBN 0-472-08149-7.
- ISBN 978-0-203-50089-7.
- ISBN 978-0-521-81539-0.