Nicholas (komes)
The komes ("count") Nicholas was a local ruler in Bulgaria, of Armenian origin, and progenitor of the Cometopuli ("the sons of the count") dynasty.
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Life
According to the Armenian chronicler Stephen of Taron, the family originated in the Armenian region of Derdjan.[1][2] He was married to Ripsime or Hripsime, a daughter of King Ashot II of Armenia.[3]
The couple had four sons, David, Moses and Aron, and Samuel, who are collectively known as the Cometopuli (from Greek Kometopouloi, "sons of the komes"; Armenian Komsajagk).[1][2] Sometime in the 970s—the exact date is unclear and disputed—the brothers launched a successful rebellion against the Byzantine Empire, that had recently subdued Bulgaria; after the early death of his brothers, Samuel remained as the undisputed leader of Bulgaria, ruling as Tsar from 996 until his death in 1014.[4]
Other than that, nothing is known of Nicholas.[1] He may have ruled Serdica[5] or, according to other sources, was a local count in the region of the modern Republic of Macedonia.[6]
In 992/3, Samuel erected at German, near Lake Prespa, an inscription commemorating his parents and his brother David.[1]
Family tree
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 PmbZ, Nikolaos (#26038.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ODB, "Kometopouloi" (A. Kazhdan), pp. 1140–1141.
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- ↑ ODB, "Kometopouloi" (A. Kazhdan), pp. 1140–1141; "Samuel of Bulgaria" (A. Kazhdan & C. M. Brand), p. 1838.
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- ↑ Southeastern Europe in the early Middle Ages. Florin Curta. page 241
Sources
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