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Boris I of Bulgaria

828 - 907

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Boris I (also Bogoris), venerated as Saint Boris I (Mihail) the Baptizer (Church Slavonic: Борисъ / Борисъ-Михаилъ, Bulgarian: Борис I / Борис-Михаил; died 2 May 907), was the ruler (knyaz) of the First Bulgarian Empire from 852 to 889. Despite a number of military setbacks, the reign of Boris I was marked with significant events that shaped Bulgarian and European history. With the Christianization of Bulgaria in 864, paganism was abolished. A skillful diplomat, Boris I successfully exploited the conflict between the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Papacy to secure an autocephalous Bulgarian Church, thus dealing with the nobility's concerns about Byzantine interference in Bulgaria's internal affairs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Boris I of Bulgaria is the 1,831st most popular politician (down from 1,787th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Bulgaria and the 11th most popular Bulgarian Politician.

Boris I of Bulgaria is most famous for his conversion to Christianity and his introduction of Christianity to Bulgaria.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 1,831 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, Nestor, Matthew Kantakouzenos, Catherine of Navarre, Maria Theresa of Austria, and Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans. After him are Glycerius, Haitham bin Tariq, Carinus, Alexios IV Angelos, René of Anjou, and Vojislav Koštunica.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 828, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 1. After him is Ibn Qutaybah. Among people deceased in 907, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 2. Before him is Árpád. After him are Isma'il ibn Ahmad, Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, Alan I, King of Brittany, and Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 17 out of 415. Before him are Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Marcian (396), Diogenes of Apollonia (-460), Julia Kristeva (1941), and Tiberius II Constantine (520). After him are Talaat Pasha (1874), Kubrat (605), Saint Naum (830), Kaloyan of Bulgaria (1168), Hristo Stoichkov (1966), and Tzvetan Todorov (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bulgaria

Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 11. Before him are Phocas (547), Todor Zhivkov (1911), Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Marcian (396), and Tiberius II Constantine (520). After him are Talaat Pasha (1874), Kubrat (605), Kaloyan of Bulgaria (1168), Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria (1195), Rumen Radev (1963), and Kiril, Prince of Preslav (1895).

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