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.

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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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Sebastocrator Kaloyan positionHeld sebastocrator of Bulgaria