Dobrotitsa
Sign in to saveDobrotitsa (, ; or ; in contemporaneous Byzantine documents; Dobrodicie in contemporaneous Genoese documents) was a Bulgarian noble, ruler of the de facto independent Principality of Karvuna and the Kaliakra fortress from 1354 to 1379–1386.
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- Noble.name
- Dobrotitsa
- Noble.image
- Despot Dobrotica Monument.jpg
- Noble.caption
- Monument to Dobrotitsa in Dobrich (Bulgaria).
- Noble.succession
- Despot of Dobruja
- Noble.reign
- 1347 - 1386
- Noble.predecessor
- Balik
- Noble.successor
- Ivanko
- Noble.issue
- Ivanko
- Noble.birth_date
- 14th century
- Noble.death_date
- 1386
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Dobrotitsa (, ; or ; in contemporaneous Byzantine documents; Dobrodicie in contemporaneous Genoese documents) was a Bulgarian noble, ruler of the de facto independent Principality of Karvuna and the Kaliakra fortress from 1354 to 1379–1386.
Dobrotitsa's ethnic origin is disputed, in consequence he is considered by some a Bulgarian noble kindred of the Terter dynasty (from the Cuman Terteroba clan), to others a Vlach, and to others a Christianised Turk. Venetian sources from the late 14th century refer to Dobrotitsa as a "despot of Bulgarians" (DESPOTUM BULGARORUM DOBROTICAM) and to his realm as "parts of Zagore (Bulgaria) subordinate to Dobrotitsa" (PARTES ZAGORAE SUBDITAS DOBROTICAE).
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