Roman of Bulgaria
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Roman of Bulgaria was a late 10th-century Tsar of the First Bulgarian Empire, ruling during a period of Byzantine pressure and internal decline.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tsar of Bulgaria
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 930 ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedDuringReignOf | John I Tzimiskes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castratedBy | Byzantine authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyAssociatedWith | Samuel of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Basil II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samuel of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | circa 997 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deFactoPowerHeldBy | Samuel of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Krum dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| escapedFrom | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bulgarian ⓘ |
| father | Peter I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritories | western parts of the First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| grandfather | Simeon I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitleWhileInCaptivity | Tsar of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 10th century ⓘ |
| issue | no known legitimate children ⓘ |
| mainRivalState | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Maria Lekapene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherFamilyBackground | Byzantine aristocracy ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
continuation of Bulgarian resistance in western regions
ⓘ
loss of eastern Bulgarian territories to Byzantium ⓘ |
| notedFor |
being overshadowed by the military leadership of Samuel of Bulgaria
ⓘ
nominal rule under strong Byzantine pressure ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Tsar of the Bulgarians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Boris II of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForNoHeirs | castration ⓘ |
| reignCharacterizedBy |
Byzantine military pressure
ⓘ
internal decline of the First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ territorial losses ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 997 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 977 ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| soughtRefugeWith | Cometopuli brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | unknown ⓘ |
| styleOfTitle | Tsar of the Bulgarians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededOnThroneAfter | abdication of Boris II ⓘ |
| successor | Samuel of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.