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Previously semi-independent despot of Vidin. Elected as emperor by the Bulgarian nobility after George Terter II's death due to being considered the strongest local candidate. Retook some territory that had been lost to the Byzantines during the brief interregnum before his election. [57] Ivan Stephen Иван Стефан: 1330–1331 (1 year)
The rival Palaiologos dynasty seized the Morea after Manuel's death in 1380, with Theodore I Palaiologos becoming despot in 1383. Theodore ruled until 1407, consolidating Byzantine rule and coming to terms with his more powerful neighbours—particularly the expansionist Ottoman Empire , whose suzerainty he recognised.
Despot or despotes (Ancient Greek: δεσπότης, romanized: despótēs, lit. 'lord, master') [1] [2] [n 1] was a senior Byzantine court title that was bestowed on the sons or sons-in-law of reigning emperors, and initially denoted the heir-apparent of the Byzantine emperor.
This category contains the people who held the late Byzantine title of Despot, including the holders in Serbia and Bulgaria. Subcategories.
Enlightened absolutists held that royal power emanated not from divine right but from a social contract whereby a despot was entrusted with the power to govern through a social contract in lieu of any other governments. The monarchs of enlightened absolutism strengthened their authority by improving the lives of their subjects.
The despot also made a great contribution towards stopping the Serbian advance, although Bulgaria still lost the Battle of Velbazhd. Ivan married Princess Theodora of Wallachia . [ 4 ] He gradually won trust to become the elected Tsar of Bulgaria in 1331, after Ivan Stefan was driven out by a coup d'état , and the conspirators placed him on ...
Normally, that entity is an individual, the despot (as in an autocracy), but societies which limit respect and power to specific groups have also been called despotic. [ 1 ] Colloquially, the word despot applies pejoratively to those who use their power and authority to oppress their populace or subordinates.
Theodore II Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Θεόδωρος Β΄ Παλαιολόγος, Theodōros II Palaiologos) (c. 1396 – 21 June 1448) was Despot in the Morea from 1407 to 1443 and in Selymbria from then until his death.