Marriage diplomacy of Medieval Bulgarian rulers

Authors: Sashka Georgieva
Product Code: 3631
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Tags: Medieval Bulgaria, diplomatic marriages, matrimonial diplomacy, dynastic marriages, royal weddings, marriage of state

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Marriage diplomacy of Medieval Bulgarian rulers

Language: Bulgarian with a summary in English

The book reveals how Bulgarian Medieval rulers used the matrimonial institution in order to create prearranged family ties with neighboring rulers and thus to seek solutions to political problems. During the Middle Ages there was no distinction between the personal and public property of monarchs and they treated their state’s affairs as family affairs. In this way the inter-state relations become in practise personal relations. The rulers hoped that trust, loyalty and subordination, that characterized family relations, could be used to counteract rulers outside the newly formed family environment. The establishing of advantageous dynastic marriage relations became one of the key elements in European Medieval politics and in the Balkans in particular. The Bulgarian rulers made diplomatic marriages with the ruling elite of Byzantium, Serbia, Hungary, the Latin Empire of Constantinople, Wallachia, “Pechenegia”, Bosnia, the Golden Horde and the Ottoman Empire. The number of all established or unachieved marriage unions in the history of Bulgarian medieval marriage diplomacy is close to 60, which is almost half of all known treaties concluded by Bulgarian kings. This number indicates importance of dynastic marriage as a means of strengthening political arrangements.

Table of contents

Увод

Първа глава. Политическата ориентация на брачната дипломация в Първата българска държава

1. Византия

2. Сърбия и Дукля

3. Унгария

4. „Печенегия“

Втора глава. Политическа ориентация на брачната дипломация във Втората българска държава

1. Византия

2. Сърбия

3. Латинската константинополска империя

4. Унгария

5. Влахия

6. Босна

7. Златната орда

8. Османската империя

Трета глава. Статистически анализ на брачната дипломация на средновековните български владетели

Заключение

Приложение. Имало ли е българо-руски междудинастични бракове?

Библиография

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Martial Diplomacy of Medieval Bulgarian Rulers

Брачна дипломация на средновековните български владетели

Details
Publisher	Bulgarian Historical Heritage Foundation
Language	Bulgarian with a summary in English
Pages	480
Illustrations	b/w figures
Binding	paperback
ISBN	978-954-8536-27-1
Creation date	2019
Size	16 х 24 cm