Peter I of Bulgaria

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Peter I of Bulgaria was a 10th-century tsar of the First Bulgarian Empire known for his long and relatively peaceful reign, during which Bulgaria strengthened its Christianity and diplomatic ties with Byzantium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tsar of Bulgaria ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
abdicated 969 ⓘ
abdicatedInFavorOf Boris II of Bulgaria ⓘ
associatedWith peaceful coexistence with Byzantium ⓘ
birthCentury 10th century ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Preslav ⓘ
conflict Kievan Rus' invasion of Bulgaria ⓘ
Magyar raids ⓘ
country First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
deathCentury 10th century ⓘ
deathPlace Byzantine Empire ⓘ
dynasty Krum dynasty ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
father Simeon I of Bulgaria ⓘ
fatherInLaw Romanos I Lekapenos ⓘ
historicalRegion Balkans ⓘ
knownFor pious character ⓘ
languageOfCourt Old Bulgarian ⓘ
linked to: Church Slavonic
maintained church autonomy of the Bulgarian Patriarchate ⓘ
mother Maria Sursuvul ⓘ
motherInLaw Helena Lekapene ⓘ
linked to: Maria Lekapene
notableFor diplomatic ties with the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
long and relatively peaceful reign ⓘ
peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire in 927 ⓘ
strengthening Christianity in Bulgaria ⓘ
positionHeld Tsar of the Bulgarians ⓘ
linked to: Tsar of Bulgaria
predecessor Simeon I of Bulgaria ⓘ
promoted Christian monasticism ⓘ
realm First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
recognizedBy Byzantine Empire ⓘ
recognizedTitleByByzantium Emperor of the Bulgarians ⓘ
linked to: Tsar of Bulgaria
reignEnd 969 ⓘ
reignStart 927 ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
spouse Irene Lekapene ⓘ
linked to: Maria Lekapene

Maria Lekapene ⓘ
strengthened Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
strengthenedRelationsWith Byzantine Empire ⓘ
succeededBy Boris II of Bulgaria ⓘ
successor Boris II of Bulgaria ⓘ
supported Christianization policies of his predecessors ⓘ
title Emperor of the Bulgarians ⓘ
Tsar ⓘ
treaty Byzantine–Bulgarian peace treaty of 927 ⓘ

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First Bulgarian Empire → ruler → Peter I of Bulgaria ⓘ
Preslav → flourishedUnder → Tsar Peter I of Bulgaria ⓘ
linked to: Peter I of Bulgaria
Simeon I of Bulgaria → successor → Peter I of Bulgaria ⓘ
Simeon I of Bulgaria → child → Peter I of Bulgaria ⓘ
Krum dynasty → hasMonarch → Peter I of Bulgaria ⓘ
Maria Sursuvul → motherOf → Peter I of Bulgaria ⓘ
Maria Sursuvul → relative → Peter I of Bulgaria ⓘ
Maria Lekapene → spouse → Peter I of Bulgaria ⓘ
Maria Lekapene → spousePositionHeld → Peter I of Bulgaria – Tsar of Bulgaria ⓘ
linked to: Peter I of Bulgaria
Roman of Bulgaria → father → Peter I of Bulgaria ⓘ
Boris II of Bulgaria → predecessor → Peter I of Bulgaria ⓘ
Boris II of Bulgaria → father → Peter I of Bulgaria ⓘ