Manuscript miniatureLater depiction

Michael III

840–867

Where you meet Michael III

A gold coin shows Michael III, ruler of Byzantium, the Eastern Roman Empire.

Scene 1 · Boris I and Christianisation

He takes the name Michael, like the Byzantine emperor.

Scene 2 · Boris I and Christianisation

John Robert Martindale (editor); King’s College London Boris 1 Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire I (641–867), online database · 2001
Florin Curta Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages (500–1300) PDF Brill’s Companions to European History. Leiden/Boston: Brill · 2019 · 19 · 198–209
Classical Numismatic Group (CNG) Michael III with Theodora: gold solidus, c. 843–856 Wikimedia Commons

All sources (9)

Nicholas I; William L. North (translator and introduction) The Responses of Pope Nicholas I to the Questions of the Bulgars A.D. 866 (Letter 99) Fordham University, Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Nicholas I; Ernst Perels (Latin edition); Димитър Дечев (Bulgarian translation, reprinted) Responsa Nicolai I papae ad consulta Bulgarorum (866), letter 99 PDF Латински извори за българската история II / Fontes Latini Historiae Bulgaricae II, eds. И. Дуйчев, М. Войнов, Б. Примов, С. Лишев. София: БАН · 1960 · 65–125
Boban Petrovski St. Clement of Ohrid, Khan/kniaz Boris-Mikhail and Kniaz/tsar Simeon: Historical Aspects Slověne = Словѣне. International Journal of Slavic Studies · 2016 · 5 · 10–53
Регионален исторически музей — Шумен Национален историко-археологически резерват Плиска Регионален исторически музей — Шумен, official site
Wikimedia Commons contributors Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag Wikimedia Commons, reuse guidance
Православная энциклопедия Михаил III Православная энциклопедия, т. 45, с. 687–690 · 2021

Manuscript miniature

Unknown medieval illuminator · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Manuscript miniature · later depiction · detail

Full attribution

Unknown medieval illuminator / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain. Manuscript miniature · later depiction · detail