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Birth:          ABT  990 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alusian_of_Bulgaria
Alusian (Bulgarian: ???????, Greek: ????s?????) was a Bulgarian and Byzantine 
noble who ruled as emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria for a short time in 1041.
Life[edit]

Alusian was the second son of Emperor Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria (r. 1015–1018) by 
his wife Maria. Together with his older brother Presian II he attempted to resist 
Bulgaria's annexation by the Byzantine Empire in 1018 but eventually had to surrender 
to Emperor Basil II (r. 976–1025) in the same year.

In the Byzantine Empire Alusian joined the ranks of the court aristocracy and was 
appointed governor (strategos) of the theme of Theodosioupolis. Alusian increased his 
wealth by marrying a rich member of the Armenian nobility, but in the later 1030s he 
lost the favor of Emperor Michael IV the Paphlagonian (r. 1034–1041) and his brother, 
the powerful parakoimomenos John the Orphanotrophos. Alusian was deprived of 
certain estates and fined a hefty amount for alleged misdeeds.

Hearing of the successful uprising of his second cousin Peter Delyan against the 
emperor in 1040, Alusian fled the Byzantine court and joined Peter's ranks.[1] Alusian 
was welcomed by Peter, who gave him an army with which to attack Thessalonica. 
The siege however was raised by the Byzantines, and the Bulgarian army was 
defeated. Alusian barely escaped and returned to Ostrovo.[1]

One night in 1041, during dinner, Alusian took advantage of Peter's inebriation and 
cut off his nose and blinded him with a kitchen knife. Since Alusian was of the blood 
of Tsar Samuel (r. 997–1014), he was quickly proclaimed emperor in Peter's place by 
his troops, but conspired to desert to the Byzantines. As the Bulgarian and Byzantine 
troops were preparing for battle, Alusian deserted to the enemy, surrendering the 
blinded Peter Delyan to the emperor.[1] As a reward, his possessions and lands were 
restored to him and he was given the high court rank of magistros.[1] The same title 
had been granted earlier to other deposed emperors of Bulgaria, namely Boris II in 971 
and Presian II in 1018.

Alusian's subsequent fate is unknown, but his descendants, the Alousianoi, continued 
to prosper in the ranks of the Byzantine aristocracy until the 14th century.[1]

Family[edit]

By his marriage to an Armenian noblewoman from the theme of Kharsianon, Alusian 
had several children, including:[1]
1.Basil, a Byzantine general, governor of Edessa
2.Samuel, a Byzantine officer in the Armeniac theme
3.An unnamed daughter, who married the future Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV 
Diogenes

Parents
WLADISLAW {VLADISLAV] Ivan (John) (ABT  950 - 1018)
____ Maria (ABT  960 - )

Siblings
OF WEST BULGARIA Troianos (Trajan) (ABT  980 - )
OF BULGARIA Alusian (ABT  990 - )

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