The House of Smilets (Bulgarian: Смилец) was an imperial house of the Second Bulgarian Empire. Founded by Tsar Smilets of Bulgaria in 1292, the dynasty was short-lived, ending under Smilets' son Ivan II of Bulgaria in 1299.
Notable members
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- Smilets of Bulgaria – his parentage is unknown, but he was of noble birth and had two brothers
- Smiltsena Palaiologina – niece of Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos and wife of Smilets
- Marina Smilets of Bulgaria – daughter of Smilets and his wife, Smiltsena
- Teodora of Bulgaria, Queen of Serbia[1] – daughter of Smilets and his wife, Smiltsena
- Ivan II of Bulgaria – the son of Smilets and Smiltsena, who later reigned as Tsar Ivan II of Bulgaria.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Pavlov, Plamen (2006). Търновските царици [Queens of Tarnovo]. Veliko Tarnovo: ДАР-РХ.
- ^ Pachymeres Vol. II, Andronicus Palæologus, Liber V, 18, str. 406, and Liber VI, 35, str. 559.