The House of Smilets () was an imperial house of the Second Bulgarian Empire. Founded by Tsar Smilets of Bulgaria in 1292, the dynasty was short-lived, ending under Smilets' son Ivan II of Bulgaria in 1299.
Notable members
Smilets of Bulgaria – his parentage is unknown, but he was of noble birth and had two brothers Smiltsena Palaiologina – niece of Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos and wife of Smilets Marina Smilets of Bulgaria – daughter of Smilets and his wife, Smiltsena Teodora of Bulgaria, Queen of SerbiaPavlov, Plamen (2006). Търновските царици [Queens of Tarnovo]. Veliko Tarnovo: ДАР-РХ. – daughter of Smilets and his wife, Smiltsena Ivan II of Bulgaria – the son of Smilets and Smiltsena, who later reigned as Tsar Ivan II of Bulgaria.Pachymeres Vol. II, Andronicus Palæologus, Liber V, 18, str. 406, and Liber VI, 35, str. 559. With his death, the former ruling House of Smilets became exintct.
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