House of Shishman
Shishman, also Shishmanids or Shishmanovtsi, was a medieval Bulgarian royal dynasty of Cuman origin.
The Shishman dynasty consecutively ruled the Second Bulgarian Empire for approximately one century, from 1323 to 1422, when it was conquered by the Ottomans. The Shishmanids were related to the earlier Asen dynasty, and according to the Ragusan historian Lukarić, also to the immediately preceding Terter dynasty. In Plamen Pavlov's view, the Shishman dynasty's founder, despot Shishman of Vidin, may have been the brother of George I, the first Bulgarian Terterid ruler, thus also coming to Bulgaria from the Kingdom of Hungary after 1241.
Members
Among its more notable members were:Main branch:
- despot Shishman of Vidin
List of monarchs
Principality/Tsardom of Vidin
| Portrait | Name | From | Until | Short description |
| Shishman | 1280 | 1308 | The founder of the dynasty. | |
| Michael I | 1308 | 1323 | Son of prince Shishman, elected to tsar of Bulgaria and uses the name Michael III. | |
| Belaur | 1323 | 1337 | Brother of prince Michael I. | |
| Michael II | 1337 | 1356 | Son of prince Michael I. | |
| Sratsimir | 1356 | 1397 | Third son of Ivan Alexander. Ruled in Vidin. Captured by the Ottomans in 1396 and imprisoned in Bursa where he was strangled. | |
| Constantine | 1397 | 1418 | Spent most of his life in exile. Most historians do not include him in the list of the Bulgarian monarchs. |
Principality of Karvuna
| Portrait | Name | From | Until | Short description |
| Sratsimir | 1300 | 1330 | Father of tsar Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria. | |
| Keratsa | 1330 | 1340 | Wife of Sratsimir and mother of tsar Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria. |
Tsardom of Tarnovo
| Portrait | Name | From | Until | Short description |
| Michael III Shishman | 1323 | 1330 | Bolyar of Vidin. Mortally wounded in the battle of Velbazhd on 28 July 1330 against the Serbs. | |
| Ivan Stephen | 1330 | 1331 | Son of Michael III Shishman. Deposed in March 1331 and fled to Serbia. Might have died in 1373. | |
| Ivan Alexander | 1331 | 1371 | Bolyar of Lovech. Descended of the Asen, Terter and Shishman dynasties. Second Golden Age of Bulgarian culture. Died of natural death on 17 February 1371, leaving Bulgaria divided among his sons. | |
| Ivan Shishman | 1371 | 1393 | Fourth son of Ivan Alexander. Beheaded by the Ottomans on 3 June 1395. |
Principality of Valona
| Portrait | Name | From | Until | Short description |
| Komnenos | 1346 | 1363 | Brother of tsar Ivan Alexander. | |
| Alexander | 1363 | 1368 | Son of prince Komnenos. | |
| Komnena | 1368 | 1396 | Daughter of prince Komnenos. Married with Balša II Balšić, Lord of Kanina and Valona, and eventually Duke of Albania. |
Principality of Serres
| Portrait | Name | From | Until | Short description |
| Helena | 1355 | 1367 | Daughter of Sratsimir of Kran and Keratsa Petritsa and the sister of Tsar Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria. |