Family
By his first wife Theodora of Wallachia (nun Teofana), a daughter of Basarab of Wallachia, Ivan Alexander had several children, including Ivan Sracimir, who ruled as emperor of Bulgaria in Vidin 1356–1397, associated emperors Michael Asen IV (co-ruled c. 1332–1354/5) and Ivan Asen IV (co-ruled 1337–1349), and a daughter called Thamar (Kera Tamara), who was married first to the despotēs Constantine (Konstantin), and then to Sultan Murad I of the Ottoman Empire.
By his second wife Sarah-Theodora, Ivan Alexander had several other children, which included Keraca Marija, who married the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Ivan Šišman, who succeeded as emperor of Bulgaria in Tǎrnovo 1371–1396, Ivan Asen V, associated as emperor of Bulgaria by 1359–1388?, as well as two daughters named Desislava and Vasilisa.
Family tree of Ivan Alexander| Sracimir of Krǎn | Petrica | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Theodora of Wallachia | Ivan Alexander |
Sarah (Theodora) | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Asen IV | Thamar (Kera Tamara) | Ivan Šišman |
Ivan Asen V | Vasilisa | |||||
| Ivan Asen IV | Ivan Sracimir |
Keraca Marija |
Desislava | ||||||
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