Vladimir Rassate

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Vladimir Rassate , Laudomur or Waldemar ( Bulgarian Владимир Расате; * around 850; † after 893) was the second Christian ruler of Bulgaria . Vladimir was the eldest son of Boris I. Michael and assumed his throne and title Knjaz after he had retired to a monastery.

His brief reign is associated with the rapprochement between the Bulgarian Empire and the East Franconian Empire under Arnulf of Carinthia . Both monarchs formed a military alliance in 892, which was directed against the Moravian Empire. This was not only directed against Byzantine interests, but also represented a reorientation of Bulgarian foreign policy, which passed from a pro-Byzantine under Boris I. Michael into a pro-Frankish and pro- Roman Catholic . Vladimir is also known for another attempt to reintroduce paganism in Bulgaria. This attempt eventually cost him the throne. In 893 his father Boris I Michael appointed the Great Council of Boljars , which replaced him on the throne with the third eldest son Michael Simeon I , later called the Great . The exact place, cause and time of death are unknown.

literature

  • Detlef Kulman: Vladimir (Bulgaria) , in: Biographical Lexicon for the History of Southeast Europe . Vol. 4. Munich 1981, p. 423
predecessor Office successor
Boris I. Knjaz of Bulgaria
889-893
Simeon I.