Blastimeros 1

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitM IX
PmbZ No.8590
Variant NamesVlastimir
LocationsSerbia (residence)
TitlesRuler of the Serbs (office)
Textual SourcesConstantine Porphyrogenitus, De Administrando Imperio, ed. G. Moravcsik, trans. R. J. H. Jenkins (Washington, D.C., 1967) (history)

Blastimeros 1 (Vlastimir) was the son of Prosegoes 1, whom he succeeded as ruler of Serbia: Const. Porph., DAI 32, 35ff. He was involved in a war with the Bulgars under their ruler Presiam 1: Const. Porph., DAI 32, 39ff. He had three sons, Mountimeros 1, Stroimeros 1 and Goinikos 1, who succeeded him and divided Serbia among themselves: Const. Porph., DAI 32, 42ff. He also had a daughter (Anonyma 102) whom he married to Krainas 1, the son of the zupan of Terbounia (Trebinje); he gave Krainas the title of archon (ἄρχων) and made him independent (ποιήσας αὐτὸν αὐτεξούσιον): Const.Porph., DAI 34, 6ff.

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