Smilets dynasty

Coat of arms of the House of Smilets, ruling family of the Second Bulgarian Empire

The House of Smilets (Bulgarian: Смилец) was an imperial house of the Second Bulgarian Empire. Founded by Tsar Smilets of Bulgaria in 1292, the dynasty was short-lived, ending under Smilets' son Ivan II of Bulgaria in 1299.

Notable members

Genealogical tree of the Smilets dynasty of Bulgaria

• Smilets of Bulgaria – his parentage is unknown, but he was of noble birth and had two brothers
• Smiltsena Palaiologina – niece of Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos and wife of Smilets
• Marina Smilets of Bulgaria – daughter of Smilets and his wife, Smiltsena
• Teodora of Bulgaria, Queen of Serbia^[1] – daughter of Smilets and his wife, Smiltsena
• Ivan II of Bulgaria – the son of Smilets and Smiltsena, who later reigned as Tsar Ivan II of Bulgaria.^[2] With his death, the former ruling House of Smilets became exintct.

Notes

1. Pavlov, Plamen (2006). Търновските царици [Queens of Tarnovo]. Veliko Tarnovo: ДАР-РХ.
2. Pachymeres Vol. II, Andronicus Palæologus, Liber V, 18, str. 406, and Liber VI, 35, str. 559.