Sratsimir of Kran
Despot of Kran, Bulgaria
About Sratsimir of Kran
Sratsimir of Kran was a Bulgarian.
Sratsimir (; 1324–31) was a Bulgarian magnate with the title of Despot, holding the territory of Kran. It is unclear when he received the governorship of Kran; he held it before and during the reign of his son, Ivan Alexander (r. 1331–71). He married Keratsa Petritsa, a member of the Shishman dynasty, with whom he had five children. He was the eponymous founder of the Sratsimir dynasty.
Issue Ivan Alexander, Despot of Lovech, who ascended on the throne as emperor of Bulgaria after a coup d'état in 1331. Helena, married Serbian King Stefan Dušan in 1332. John Komnenos Asen, who was made Despot of Valona by his brother-in-law Stefan Dušan of Serbia. Michael, Despot of Vidin Theodora
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Who was Sratsimir of Kran?
Despot of Kran, Bulgaria
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