Skossyreff was born on 12 January 1896, in Vilnius, Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire. He later acquired a Dutch passport which elaborated that his supposed title was Monsieur le Baron Boris de … 查看更多內容

Skossyreff proposed to make Andorra one of the most important business centers in the world, where banks, financial entities and international companies would not waste time installing their social domicile there, taking advantage of the tax regime. He asked for a … 查看更多內容

In Olhão, Portugal, Skossyreff met Francisco Fernandes Lopes who wrote an article in 1935 about the "King of Andorra". It was at this stage that Skossyreff finally obtained a … 查看更多內容

On his first visit to Andorra, Skossyreff took up residence in the village of Santa Coloma d'Andorra, near Sant Julià de Lòria. During this … 查看更多內容

Skossyreff saw himself as 'exiled' and settled in La Seu d'Urgell (just 5 km from Andorra) in the Hotel Mundial, where he began behaving like an authentic monarch; one … 查看更多內容

The pretended reign of 'King Boris I' was only to last for a few days. Boris declared war on the Bishop of Urgell, who asked the Spanish authorities to act. The Spanish Civil Guard sent … 查看更多內容

In June 1936, he returned to Spain, coinciding with the start of the Spanish Civil War. He went on to France in 1936, where he was arrested again in Saint-Cannat. In 1938, the French authorities allowed him to return to Aix-en-Provence.
Imprisonment, … 查看更多內容