Michael Tih
| Michael Tih | |
|---|---|
| Tsar of Bulgaria | |
| Reign | 1272–1277 with Constantine Asen I 1277–1278 alone 1278–1279 with Ivajlo |
| Coronation | 1272 |
| Predecessor | Constantine Asen I of Bulgaria |
| Successor | Ivan Asen III |
| Born | c. 1270 |
| Died | after 1303 |
| House | Asen dynasty, nominally |
| Father | Constantine Asen I of Bulgaria |
| Mother | Maria Palaiologina Kantakouzene |
Michael (Bulgarian: Михаил, Mihail) or probably more fully Michael Asen II was an emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria, the son of Emperor Constantine Asen I of Bulgaria and his second wife Maria Palaiologina Kantakouzene, niece of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, being the daughter of his elder sister Irene Palaiologina by John Kantakouzenos. Michael reigned as sole emperor from 1277 to 1278 (with co-rulers in 1272–1277 and 1278–1279), and claimed the throne again in 1302/3. As an ephemeral and underage monarch, Michael is often overlooked in listings of Bulgarian rulers.