Aaronios
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The Aaronios or Aaron were a Byzantine
noble family of Bulgarian
origin, being descended from Emperor Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria
(r. 1015–1018).
After Ivan Vladislav's death before Dyrrhachium in 1018 and the collapse of the Bulgarian state
, empress Maria
sought refuge in the Byzantine Empire
. There Emperor Basil II
(r. 976–1025) received her and her offspring and gave them high court titles and offices. The two eldest members of the family, Presianos
and Alousianos
were involved in rebellions. Presianos became implicated in a plot against Emperor Romanos III Argyros (r. 1028–1033) in ca. 1029, and Alousianos was actively involved in the Uprising of Petar Delyan in 1041–1041. His daughter married Romanos Diogenes.
The third eldest son, Aaron, served as a high-ranking general and governor of important provinces in the Empire's eastern frontier in the 1040s and 1050s. Strictly speaking, the Aaronios line descended from him. His son Theodore
was killed fighting in Armenia against the Seljuk Turks in 1055/1056.
The daughter of the third son, Trajan, Maria
, married into the Komnenos
clan, as did her aunt Catherine, who married Emperor Isaac I Komnenos
(r. 1057–1059). The family became more obscure in the 12th century, but surviving members are still documented until the late 14t century, albeit in lower-ranking posts.
Byzantine
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...
noble family of Bulgarian
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
origin, being descended from Emperor Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria
Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria
Ivan Vladislav ruled as emperor of Bulgaria from August or September 1015 to February 1018. The year of his birth is unknown, but he was born at least a decade before 987, but probably not much earlier than that....
(r. 1015–1018).
After Ivan Vladislav's death before Dyrrhachium in 1018 and the collapse of the Bulgarian state
First Bulgarian Empire
The First Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state founded in the north-eastern Balkans in c. 680 by the Bulgars, uniting with seven South Slavic tribes...
, empress Maria
Maria, wife of Ivan Vladislav
Maria was the wife of tsar Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria. She was the last empress-consort of the First Bulgarian Empire.Her antecedents are unknown. It is believed that Maria was married to Ivan Vladislav in the late 10th century. Her husband was the son of Aron, who was the brother of Emperor...
sought refuge in the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
. There Emperor Basil II
Basil II
Basil II , known in his time as Basil the Porphyrogenitus and Basil the Young to distinguish him from his ancestor Basil I the Macedonian, was a Byzantine emperor from the Macedonian dynasty who reigned from 10 January 976 to 15 December 1025.The first part of his long reign was dominated...
(r. 976–1025) received her and her offspring and gave them high court titles and offices. The two eldest members of the family, Presianos
Presian II of Bulgaria
Presian II was emperor of Bulgaria for a short time in 1018. The year of his birth may have been 996/997; he may have died in exile in 1060/1061...
and Alousianos
Alusian of Bulgaria
Alusian was a Bulgarian and Byzantine noble who ruled as emperor of Bulgaria for a short time in 1041.-Life:Alusian was the second son of Emperor Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria by his wife Maria...
were involved in rebellions. Presianos became implicated in a plot against Emperor Romanos III Argyros (r. 1028–1033) in ca. 1029, and Alousianos was actively involved in the Uprising of Petar Delyan in 1041–1041. His daughter married Romanos Diogenes.
The third eldest son, Aaron, served as a high-ranking general and governor of important provinces in the Empire's eastern frontier in the 1040s and 1050s. Strictly speaking, the Aaronios line descended from him. His son Theodore
Theodore Aaronios
Theodore Aaronios was one of the latter members of the Aaronios family in the 11th century Byzantine Empire.Theodore served as governor of Taron. He was killed in battle with the Turks in 1055.-References:...
was killed fighting in Armenia against the Seljuk Turks in 1055/1056.
The daughter of the third son, Trajan, Maria
Maria of Bulgaria
Maria of Bulgaria , protovestiaria, was the wife of protovestiarios Andronikos Doukas and mother of Irene Doukaina.-Life:...
, married into the Komnenos
Komnenos
Komnenós or Comnenus was the name of a ruling family of the Eastern Roman Empire , who halted the political decline of the Empire from c.1081 to c.1185.-Origins:...
clan, as did her aunt Catherine, who married Emperor Isaac I Komnenos
Isaac I Komnenos
Isaac I Komnenos was Byzantine Emperor from 1057 to 1059, and the first reigning member of the Komnenos dynasty...
(r. 1057–1059). The family became more obscure in the 12th century, but surviving members are still documented until the late 14t century, albeit in lower-ranking posts.