Michael II Asen of Bulgaria

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Michael II Asen of Bulgaria was a 13th-century tsar of the Second Bulgarian Empire from the Asen dynasty, known for his troubled reign marked by internal strife and foreign intervention.

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Michael Asen III of Bulgaria 3
Michael II Asen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tsar of Bulgaria
human
medieval Bulgarian monarch
member of the Asen dynasty
associatedWith decline of Bulgarian power after the reign of Ivan Asen II
birthCentury 13th century
capital Tarnovo NERFINISHED
causeOfDownfall noble opposition and instability
conflict conflicts with the Despotate of Epirus
conflicts with the Kingdom of Hungary
wars with the Empire of Nicaea
country Second Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
deathCentury 13th century
deathYear 1256
dynasty Asen dynasty NERFINISHED
era High Middle Ages
father Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
foreignRelations Despotate of Epirus NERFINISHED
Empire of Nicaea NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
Latin Empire NERFINISHED
gender male
governedFrom Tarnovo NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod post-Byzantine fragmentation in the Balkans
internalProblems boyar factionalism
weak central authority
languageOfCourt Middle Bulgarian NERFINISHED
mother Irene Komnene Doukaina NERFINISHED
notableEventDuringReign Bulgarian–Nicaean conflicts over Thrace and Macedonia NERFINISHED
Hungarian expansion into northwestern Bulgarian lands
notableFor reign marked by foreign intervention in Bulgarian affairs
ruling during a period of internal strife in the Second Bulgarian Empire
partOf medieval history of Bulgaria
positionHeld Tsar of the Bulgarians
predecessor Kaliman I Asen of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
regionRuled Balkans NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1256
reignStart 1246
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
styleOfAddress Tsar and Autocrat of all Bulgarians NERFINISHED
successor Kaliman II of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
successorStateContext Second Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
territorialLossesTo Empire of Nicaea NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
title Emperor of the Bulgarians NERFINISHED
Tsar

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Battle of Velbazhd commander Michael II Asen of Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Michael Asen III of Bulgaria
Battle of Velbazhd killedPerson Michael II Asen of Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Michael Asen III of Bulgaria
Asen dynasty notableMember Michael II Asen of Bulgaria
King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski opponent Michael II Asen of Bulgaria
subject surface form: Stefan Uroš III Dečanski
this entity surface form: Michael Asen III of Bulgaria
Bulgarian Tsar Constantine Tikh Asen predecessor Michael II Asen of Bulgaria
subject surface form: Constantine Tikh Asen
this entity surface form: Michael II Asen