Boris I sent ambassadors to Constantinople asking for Christian teachers, an opportunity that Photius exploited by dispatching Cyril and Methodius. He later played Rome against Constantinople over Bulgaria's ecclesiastical allegiance, but Basil outmaneuvered him by referring the question to the three eastern bishoprics, who predictably assigned Bulgaria to Constantinople.
Also known as: Boris I · Boris-Michael of Bulgaria
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Episode 12 (2 mentions)
Boris I sent ambassadors to Constantinople asking for Christian teachers, an opportunity that Photius exploited by dispatching Cyril and Methodius. He later played Rome against Constantinople over Bulgaria's ecclesiastical allegiance, but Basil outmaneuvered him by referring the question to the three eastern bishoprics, who predictably assigned Bulgaria to Constantinople.
“Boris I of Bulgaria had sent an ambassador to Constantinople”
“Boris I, king of Bulgaria, had long been playing off Rome”
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