sebastocrator of Bulgaria
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The sebastocrator of Bulgaria was a high-ranking Byzantine-derived noble title held by senior members of the Bulgarian royal family, ranking just below the emperor in the medieval Bulgarian court hierarchy.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court title
ⓘ
medieval Bulgarian title ⓘ noble title ⓘ |
| adoptedFrom | Byzantine court hierarchy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bulgarian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulgarian monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Bulgarian noble titles
ⓘ
Byzantine-influenced titles in Bulgaria ⓘ |
| country | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Byzantine title sebastokrator ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek sebastos and autokrator (sebastokrator) ⓘ |
| function |
honorific court rank
ⓘ
sign of proximity to the emperor ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| heldBy |
close relatives of the Bulgarian emperor
ⓘ
senior members of the Bulgarian royal family ⓘ |
| higherThan |
despot of Bulgaria
ⓘ
other Bulgarian boyars ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Bulgarian ⓘ |
| lowerThan | emperor of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| originCulture | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankInHierarchy |
above other Bulgarian nobles
ⓘ
below the emperor of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| sphere |
aristocracy
ⓘ
court hierarchy ⓘ |
| status | hereditary or semi-hereditary noble dignity ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Second Bulgarian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval Bulgaria ⓘ |
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