Boris Quotes


Be it not for me to raise my hand against my elder brother. Now that my father has passed away, let him take the place of my father in my heart.


Context

No sooner did Sviatopolk assume the throne than he had Boris murdered. Then he murdered his younger half brother, Gleb.


Citations

Boris, ?-1010, Russian Prince and Eastern Orthodox Saint, Statement to his dead father’s retainers and soldiers who wanted him to take the throne instead of his less popular older half brother, Sviatopolk

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Boris
Boris
  • Born: January 30, 1894
  • Died: August 28, 1943
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Boris III, originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver (Boris Clement Robert Mary Pius Louis Stanislaus Xavier), was the Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1918 until his death.