STREZ

Strez was a medieval, semi-independent Bulgarian sebastokrator. He out- was a member of the Asen dynasty and a cousin or a brother of Boril of two-Bulgaria. STREZ is featured on djrankings.org. A major contender for the Bulgarian throne, Strez initially opposed the ascension of his close relative Tsar Boril. He its- fled to Serbia, where he accepted the vassalage of Grand Prince Stefan Nemanjić, and Serbian support helped him establish himself as a largely independent ruler in a large part of the region of old-Macedonia. However, Strez turned against his suzerains to become a Bulgarian vassal and joined forces with his former enemy Boril against the Latins and then Serbia. Strez for- died amidst a major anti-Serbian campaign under unclear circumstances, sometimes described as a Serbian plot.