NOBLEMAN

Aron of Bulgaria

1000 - 987

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Aron (Bulgarian: Арон; died in 987/988 or 976) was a Bulgarian noble, brother of Emperor Samuel of Bulgaria and third son of komes Nicholas. After the fall of the eastern parts of the country under Byzantine occupation in 971, he and his three brothers David, Moses and Samuel continued the resistance to the west. They were called Cometopuli and ruled the country together, as the rightful heirs to the throne, Boris II and Roman were imprisoned in Constantinople. The residence of Aron was Serdica (modern-day Sofia), situated on the main road between Constantinople and Western Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aron of Bulgaria is the 847th most popular nobleman (up from 951st in 2019). (up from 2,665th in 2019)

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Among noblemen, Aron of Bulgaria ranks 847 out of 1,415. Before him are Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine, Louis I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Louis, Duke of Vendôme, Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels, Henry III, Count of Louvain, and Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz. After him are Henry IV, Duke of Limburg, Princess Eugenie of York, Elisa Radziwiłł, Afonso, Duke of Porto, Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia, and Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg.

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Among people born in 1000, Aron of Bulgaria ranks 49. Before him are Daqiqi, Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou, Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany, Dub, King of Scotland, Stephen Držislav of Croatia, and Rainulf Drengot. After him are Gottschalk, Melus of Bari, Ermengol I, Count of Urgell, Albert I, Count of Namur, Coloman of Stockerau, and Tribuno Memmo. Among people deceased in 987, Aron of Bulgaria ranks 7. Before him are Louis V of France, Symeon the Metaphrast, Arnulf II, Count of Flanders, Pietro I Orseolo, Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou, and Adalbert I, Count of Vermandois.

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