Family
Simeon was married twice. By his first wife, whose identity is unknown, Simeon had a son called Michael, who was born before 913. He was excluded from the succession in 927 and sent to a monastery. He died in 931, shortly after organizing a revolt.
By his second wife, the daughter of the influential noble George Sursuvul, he had three sons: Peter, who succeeded as Emperor of Bulgaria in 927 and ruled until 969; Ivan, who rebelled against Peter in 928 and then fled to Byzantium; and Benjamin (Bajan), who, according to Lombard historian Liutprand of Cremona, "possessed the power to transform himself suddenly into a wolf or other strange animal".
Simeon also had several daughters, including one who was arranged to marry Constantine VII in 913, and was thus born before that date. The marriage was annulled by Constantine's mother Zoe once she had returned to the court.
Family tree of Simeon I| Boris I |
Maria | ||||||||||
| Vladimir |
Gabriel (Gavril) | Jacob (Jakov) | Eupraxia (Evpraksija) | Anna | |||||||
| 1 unknown wife |
Simeon I |
2 daughter of George Sursuvul |
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ? | |||||||
| Michael |
Peter I |
Ivan | Benjamin | daughters | |||||||
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