Dobromir Chrysos

Dobromir Chrysos (, , ) was a Vlach warlord in eastern Macedonia during the reign of the Byzantine emperor Alexios III Angelos.

Life

Byzantine historian Niketas Choniates reported that Dobromir Chrysos was, despite his Slavic name, a Vlach by birth. Per Bulgarian researcher Dimitar Bechev, he was of mixed Slavic–Vlach origins.

Choniates reported that Chrysos and his 500 men were initially on Emperor Alexios III's side, but due to suspicion of leaning towards his fellow Vlachs and wanting to rule independently, he was imprisoned. Thus he became the ruler of local Vlachs and Bulgarian Slavs. Alexios launched a campaign against him in 1197 and laid siege for two months before returning to the capital Constantinople, allowing Chrysos to consolidate control over the area. She was forced to divorce her husband and marry Chrysos in 1198. Presumably he took the name "Chrysos" upon marriage. Around 1201 they launched a series of fresh raids into Macedonia, Thessaly, central Greece, and the Peloponnese. Prosek appears to have been conquered by the Bulgarian emperor Kaloyan after 1202.