He was first mentioned as one of the nobles disputing TsarBoril's ascension to the Bulgarian throne. He married the daughter of Latin EmperorHenry of Flanders in November 1208, leaving the Bulgarian capital of Veliko Tarnovo and establishing himself as an independent ruler over the largest part of the Rhodope Mountains. Alexius Slav became a vassal of Henry after the Bulgarian defeat near Plovdiv. Henry promised to support his aspirations for the Bulgarian throne and awarded Alexius Slav the title of despot.
In 1211, he fought against Boril together with the Despotate of Epirus, extending the territory of his state and capturing the fortress of Melnik, where he moved his capital from Tsepina in 1215, and became an autocrat. In Melnik, Alexius Slav had a royal court of his own; the court consisted of Bulgarians as well as Franks (a sebastos of the Franks was mentioned in one contemporary epigraph). Despot Alexius Slav is also known to have issued a charter donating a feudal possession to the nearby Monastery of the Mother of God Speliotissa in 1220. In this document, Alexius Slav called the monastery despot's and tsar's, hinting at his confidence and power.
His state became once again a part of the Bulgarian Empire after the Battle of Klokotnitsa on 9 March 1230. However, after December 1228, his name was no longer mentioned in the historical sources. Some scholars link him to the stolnik Slav from a later ring inscription unearthed in Tarnovo, but this identification is unreliable according to historian Ivan Bozhilov.
Alexius Slav was married twice: first to an unknown illegitimate daughter of Henry of Flanders and then, after her death, to the daughter of a Petraliphas, brother-in-law to the ruler of Epirus (and after 1225 Emperor of Thessalonica) Theodore Komnenos Doukas (perhaps the sebastokratorJohn Petraliphas). The sources give no information about any progeny.
Бакалов, Георги; Милен Куманов (2003). "АЛЕКСИЙ СЛАВ (деспот Слав) (II половина на XII в.-след 1230)". Електронно издание "История на България" (in Bulgarian). София: Труд, Сирма. ISBN954528613X.
alexius, slav, bulgarian, Алексий, Слав, greek, Ἀλέξιος, Σθλαῦος, 1208, bulgarian, nobleman, bolyarin, member, asen, dynasty, nephew, first, three, asen, brothers, first, probably, governor, rhodopes, domain, second, bulgarian, empire, then, autocrat, these, l. Alexius Slav Bulgarian Aleksij Slav Greek Ἀle3ios S8laῦos fl 1208 28 was a Bulgarian nobleman bolyarin a member of the Asen dynasty and a nephew of the first three Asen brothers He was first probably the governor of the Rhodopes domain of the Second Bulgarian Empire and then an autocrat in these lands Alexius Slav s fortress near Melnik He was first mentioned as one of the nobles disputing Tsar Boril s ascension to the Bulgarian throne He married the daughter of Latin Emperor Henry of Flanders in November 1208 leaving the Bulgarian capital of Veliko Tarnovo and establishing himself as an independent ruler over the largest part of the Rhodope Mountains Alexius Slav became a vassal of Henry after the Bulgarian defeat near Plovdiv Henry promised to support his aspirations for the Bulgarian throne and awarded Alexius Slav the title of despot In 1211 he fought against Boril together with the Despotate of Epirus extending the territory of his state and capturing the fortress of Melnik where he moved his capital from Tsepina in 1215 and became an autocrat In Melnik Alexius Slav had a royal court of his own the court consisted of Bulgarians as well as Franks a sebastos of the Franks was mentioned in one contemporary epigraph Despot Alexius Slav is also known to have issued a charter donating a feudal possession to the nearby Monastery of the Mother of God Speliotissa in 1220 In this document Alexius Slav called the monastery despot s and tsar s hinting at his confidence and power His state became once again a part of the Bulgarian Empire after the Battle of Klokotnitsa on 9 March 1230 However after December 1228 his name was no longer mentioned in the historical sources Some scholars link him to the stolnik Slav from a later ring inscription unearthed in Tarnovo but this identification is unreliable according to historian Ivan Bozhilov Alexius Slav was married twice first to an unknown illegitimate daughter of Henry of Flanders and then after her death to the daughter of a Petraliphas brother in law to the ruler of Epirus and after 1225 Emperor of Thessalonica Theodore Komnenos Doukas perhaps the sebastokrator John Petraliphas The sources give no information about any progeny Honours EditSlav Point on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land Antarctica is named after Alexius Slav References EditBakalov Georgi Milen Kumanov 2003 ALEKSIJ SLAV despot Slav II polovina na XII v sled 1230 Elektronno izdanie Istoriya na Blgariya in Bulgarian Sofiya Trud Sirma ISBN 954528613X Bozhilov Ivan 1994 Familiyata na Asenevci 1186 1460 Genealogiya i prosopografiya in Bulgarian Sofiya Blgarska akademiya na naukite ISBN 954 430 264 6 OCLC 38087158 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexius Slav amp oldid 1094155551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
