Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria

  General Notes:

the ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire from October 1014 to August or September 1015. He was the son of Samuel of Bulgaria. During his father's reign, his cousin Ivan Vladislav and Ivan's entire family were all sentenced by Samuel to death for treason. Gavril's intervention saved them. He is said also to have saved his fathr's life in the disastrous defeat of the Battle of Spercheios and he was described as a gallant fighter

Around the same time that Emperor Basil II captured the bulk of Samuel's army, Gavril and his forces defeated the army of Theophylactus Botaniates. Having inherited Samuel's war with the Byzantine Empire, Gavril Radomir raided Byzantine territory, reaching as far as Constantinople. Unfortunately for him, however, the Byzantines secured the assistance of Ivan Vladislav, who owed his life to Gavril. Ivan murdered Radomir while hunting near Ostrovo, and then took the throne for himself.

Some sources connect Gavrilo Radomir with the medieval dualist sect, Bogomilism, a popular heretic movement that flourished in Macedonia during his, and his father's reign.

Gavril Radomir married twice. His son Peter (II) Delyan played a role in attempting to secure independence for Bulgaria several decades later.