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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Asen III of Bulgaria | 3 |
| Michael II Asen | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Michael Asen III of Bulgaria
this entity surface form:
Michael Asen III of Bulgaria
subject surface form:
Stefan Uroš III Dečanski
this entity surface form:
Michael Asen III of Bulgaria
subject surface form:
Constantine Tikh Asen
this entity surface form:
Michael II Asen