bulgaria bulgarian emperor bulgaria born died despite eldest surviving son favour half brother proclaimed emperor hungarians attacked occupied domains received assistance father invaders driven away death broke ties placed archbishop jurisdiction demonstrate independence geographical position initially safe attacks ottoman turks balkans south attempts assist struggle ottomans fall policy active eventually joined crusade hungarian king disastrous battle ottomans marched seized captured imprisoned probably son claimed title emperor bulgaria times controlled parts father realm generally regarded historians ruler medieval bulgaria antarctica named early life born second son time proclaimed emperor father early teenage years brothers proved fatal bulgaria sons authority defined leading rivalry brothers proclamation given rule father wanted different regions state direct rule family rose prominence married children eldest brother wife produce children years introduced title junior emperor order secure smooth secure transition throne known title end beginning divorced wife sent monastery marry event relations father conflict deepened birth conflict undisputed heir throne perished battle ottomans according system come succession line born purple father crowned declared successor throne hint feud father son fact image included imperial family pictured including son law mean proclaimed emperor denied title junior emperor given rule compensation emperor early reign hungarian invasion proclaimed emperor began use title emperor greeks father order secure alliance married cousin anna daughter probably arranged help mother reaction actions ruled consent father years hungarian king louis styled king bulgaria titles demanded acknowledge vassal bulgarian ruler refused louis marched hungary captured june brief siege rest conquered months family captured taken castle modern croatia region placed direct hungarian rule governed ban appointed spent years honorary hungarian captivity family forced accept catholicism hungarians sent monks convert population hungarian accounts boasted converted people region population brought great discontent bulgarian population eventually failed fact forceful conversion country centuries earlier contemporary book monk wrote initially nominally rightful ruler active measures recovery refusal safe conduct byzantine emperor returning constantinople western_europe explained deterioration bulgarian hungarian relations organised orthodox anti hungarian coalition liberation participation allied campaign success supported popular uprising catholic clergy hungarian authority louis claims restore throne autumn according historian allowed return louis hungarian vassal popularity population hungarian patronage assert independence father later resist brother reign death emperor february broke links connected began rule nominal authorities styled written accounts patriarch archbishop write ruler emperor faithful ruler bulgaria authority treated equal details suggest presented senior ruler insufficient information early bulgarian historians supported hypothesis engaged military conflict idea dismissed modern historians fact despite rivalry brothers maintained relations considered potential successor suggests immediately death father tried seize control bulgaria captured held year led permanent hostility brothers chances common bulgarian resistance ottomans relations bulgarian states worsened broke connections bulgarian instead placed jurisdiction decision demonstration independence lead open conflict hostility remained eve ottoman invasion historians agree early away route ottoman campaigns endangered massive ottoman invasion north eastern bulgaria sources suggest relations brothers uneasy result ottoman success campaign resulting changes balance power ottoman vassal accept ottoman garrison remained inactive ottomans destroyed remains fell killed joined christian crusade organised hungarian king army reached bulgarian ruler opened gates surrendered ottoman garrison ottoman garrison tried resist local managed capture christian army suffered heavy defeat september battle victorious ottoman sultan immediately marched seized end beginning captured imprisoned ottoman capital probably culture economy religion rule emerged major literary center strong influence works survived period include collection ordered contains thirteen orthodox saints description holy sites jerusalem elected wrote praising movement relics contained features demonstrated great respect prominent figure bulgarian cultural literary life second half 14th century late region resisted forceful conversion catholicism undertaken hungarian authorities remained orthodox led conflict fall dissolution bulgarian tried negotiate ottomans place jurisdiction sent delegation led heir throne constantine bring relics according mission successful relics remained centuries mention diplomatic results began mint legitimacy early abundance coin treasure found territory indication wealth developed trade region second half 14th century charter surviving document grants merchants town free access right trade realm family known wife children apart existence married second time cousin anna daughter uncle children married bosnia queen bosnia succeeded emperor bulgaria daughter died young court poland ancestors timeline born proclaimed emperor brothers removed succession line favour younger half brother proclaimed emperor bulgaria captured hungarians conquest released captivity ruler independent death father forced ottoman vassal battle christian coalition defeated fall dies ottoman captivity
Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria