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Michael Asen I of Bulgaria

Tsar (Еmperor) of Bulgaria

b. 1238 CE – d. 1256 CE World The Great Crossroads

Michael II Asen of Bulgaria rules as emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria from 1246 to 1256.

He is the son of Ivan Asen II and his third wife Irene Komnene of Epirus (nun Xene), daughter of Theodore I Ducas of the Despotate of Epirus.

Michael II Asen was born between 1238 and 1241 and dies in 1256.

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Moran, J. (2017). Michael Asen I of Bulgaria. History Atlas. Retrieved 28 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/michael-asen-i-of-bulgaria/

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