Agatha, wife of Samuil
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Agatha was a Bulgarian Empress, second wife of Emperor Samuil
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historian John Scylitzes, Agatha was a captive from Larissa
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It is assumed that she married Samuil some time in the 990s. They had several daughters, probably four, and the names of three of them are known - Theodora Kosara
, Miroslava
and Katun Anastazya. They also had a son, Gavril Radomir
.
Agatha is one of the central characters in Dimitar Talev
's novel Samuil.
Samuil of Bulgaria
Samuel was the Emperor of the First Bulgarian Empire from 997 to 6 October 1014. From 980 to 997, he was a general under Roman I of Bulgaria, the second surviving son of Emperor Peter I of Bulgaria, and co-ruled with him, as Roman bestowed upon him the command of the army and the effective royal...
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Biography
According to the ByzantineByzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
historian John Scylitzes, Agatha was a captive from Larissa
Larissa
Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
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It is assumed that she married Samuil some time in the 990s. They had several daughters, probably four, and the names of three of them are known - Theodora Kosara
Theodora Kosara of Bulgaria
Theodora Kosara of Bulgaria was the daughter of Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria and Kosara of Bulgaria.Theodora Kosara fell in love with Jovan Vladimir of Doclea who was prisoner of her father Samuil...
, Miroslava
Miroslava of Bulgaria
Miroslava was one of the daughters of tsar Samuil of Bulgaria and Kosara of Bulgaria. Princess Miroslava fell in love with the Byzantine noble captive Ashot Taronites, who was of Armenian origin, and threatened to commit suicide if she was not allowed to marry him...
and Katun Anastazya. They also had a son, Gavril Radomir
Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria
Gavril Radomir , normally rendered as Gabriel Radomir in English and Gavriil Romanos in Greek, was the ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire from October 1014 to August or September 1015. He was the son of Samuel of Bulgaria. During his father's reign, his cousin Ivan Vladislav and Ivan's entire...
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Agatha is one of the central characters in Dimitar Talev
Dimitar Talev
Dimitar Talev was a Bulgarian writer and journalist.-Biography:Born in Prilep - Ottoman Empire, present day Republic of Macedonia, he graduated high school in Bitola. Talev studied medicine and philosophy in Zagreb and Vienna, and Slavic philology in Sofia University...
's novel Samuil.
Sources
- "История на българите", Иречек, К.