Maria | |
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Empress consort of Bulgaria | |
Tenure | 1256–1257 |
Predecessor | Elisabeth Rostislavna |
Successor | Irene Laskarina of Nicaea |
Born | Unknown Tarnovo, Bulgaria |
Died | Unknown Byzantine Empire |
Spouse | Mitso Asen of Bulgaria |
Issue | Ivan Asen III, Kira Maria |
House | House of Asen |
Father | Ivan Asen II |
Mother | Irene Komnene of Epirus |
Maria Asenina of Bulgaria was a Bulgarian princess and empress consort. She was the consort of Emperor Mitso Asen of Bulgaria (r. 1256-1257).
She was the daughter of Emperor Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria and Empress Irene Komnene of Epirus. Through her mother, she was a granddaughter of Theodore of Epirus. She is mother of Bulgarian Emperor Ivan Asen III (r. 1279-1280) and of Bulgarian Empress Kira Maria, who married Emperor George I of Bulgaria.