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Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria

1300 - 1373

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Ivan Stefan (Bulgarian: Иван Стефан; died after 1339 or 1343 and before 1357), also anglicized as John Stephen, ruled as emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria for eight months from 1330 to 1331. He was the eldest surviving son of Emperor Michael Asen III "Shishman" and his first wife Ana ("Ana-Neda"), a daughter of King Stefan Uroš II Milutin of Serbia. According to an early interpretation of a rare coin type, it was believed that after his father's accession to the throne in 1323, Ivan Stefan was briefly associated as co-emperor; when Michael Asen III divorced Ana to marry Theodora Palaiologina, the daughter of Byzantine emperor Michael IX Palaiologos, in 1324, Ivan Stephen would have lost this position, as he was exiled along with his mother and brothers. However, recent studies have cast doubt on Ivan Stephen's supposed ascension to the throne, considering the coinage in question a posthumous commemorative issue by either Ivan Stephen or his cousin Ivan Alexander, legitimizing the new monarch advertising his association with Michael Asen III. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria is the 7,968th most popular politician (down from 6,996th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 108th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Serbian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria ranks 7,968 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud, Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg, Abu Inan Faris, Ignazio La Russa, George I of Bulgaria, and Pierre-Étienne Flandin. After him are Nebuchadnezzar IV, Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz, Ernesto Samper, Henry Beaufort, Aquila of Sinope, and Mintimer Shaimiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1300, Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria ranks 30. Before him are Kaykaus II, Sati Beg, Philotheus I of Constantinople, Maria Palaiologina, Liubartas, and George I of Bulgaria. After him are Paolo Veneziano, Arpa Ke'un, Charles I, Lord of Monaco, Talabuga, Joanna of Pfirt, and John III, Duke of Brabant. Among people deceased in 1373, Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria ranks 5. Before him are Bridget of Sweden, Ibn Kathir, Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre. After him are Andrew Corsini, Elisabeth of Bohemia, and Constantine IV of Armenia.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria ranks 116 out of 661. Before him are Monica Seles (1973), Đorđe Balašević (1953), Enki Bilal (1951), Momčilo Tapavica (1872), Ana Brnabić (1975), and Milan Stojadinović (1888). After him are Mirko Cvetković (1950), Desanka Maksimović (1898), Mutimir of Serbia (830), Svetozar Marković (1846), Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833), and Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia (1928).

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Among POLITICIANS In Serbia

Among politicians born in Serbia, Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria ranks 59. Before him are Koča Popović (1908), Ilija Garašanin (1812), Ivan Stambolić (1936), Dimitrije Ljotić (1891), Ana Brnabić (1975), and Milan Stojadinović (1888). After him are Mirko Cvetković (1950), Mutimir of Serbia (830), Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia (1928), Dengizich (395), Borisav Jović (1928), and Jovan Divjak (1937).

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