Aldimir

Aldimir
Despot of Kran
A map of a part of the eastern Balkans detailing Byzantine and Bulgarian military activity in the early 14th century
Map of Theodore Svetoslav's military campaigns also showing Aldimir's lands
Died1305 or later
Noble familyTerter dynasty
Spouse(s)Marina Smilets of Bulgaria
IssueIvan Dragushin

Aldimir (Bulgarian: Алдимир) or Eltimir[note 1][1] (Елтимир) (fl. 1280–1305) was a Bulgarian noble of the 13th–14th century. A member of the Terter dynasty and a younger brother of Tsar George I Terter, Aldimir was an influential local ruler as the despot of Kran. Aldimir rose to that position under his brother George, though as Smilets assumed the throne he was forced into exile. At the turn of the 14th century, Aldimir returned to Bulgaria as an ally of the regent widowed consort Smiltsena. He did not oppose the accession of his nephew Theodore Svetoslav and even assisted him in ousting his contenders. However, he was promptly eliminated by Theodore Svetoslav when he betrayed him to ally with the Byzantines.


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  1. ^ Андреев (1999), p. 149