Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich
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Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich was the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible whose mysterious death in childhood later sparked the appearance of pretenders, most notably False Dmitry I, during Russia’s Time of Troubles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2218330 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich Context triple: [False Dmitry I, claimedIdentity, Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich]
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A.
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, was the ill-fated heir to the Russian throne whose conflict with his father Peter the Great led to his arrest, torture, and death in custody.
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B.
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, was the hemophiliac heir apparent and only son of Tsar Nicholas II, whose assassination with his family in 1918 marked the end of the Russian imperial dynasty.
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C.
Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich of Russia
Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich of Russia was a Russian imperial prince and grandson of Tsar Alexander III who lived in exile after the Russian Revolution.
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D.
Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia
Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia was a Russian imperial prince and grandson of Tsar Alexander III who lived in exile after the Russian Revolution.
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E.
Prince Feodor Alexandrovich of Russia
Prince Feodor Alexandrovich of Russia was a Russian imperial prince, grandson of Tsar Alexander III, who lived in exile after the Russian Revolution and became part of the émigré Romanov community in Western Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich Target entity description: Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich was the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible whose mysterious death in childhood later sparked the appearance of pretenders, most notably False Dmitry I, during Russia’s Time of Troubles.
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A.
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, was the ill-fated heir to the Russian throne whose conflict with his father Peter the Great led to his arrest, torture, and death in custody.
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B.
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, was the hemophiliac heir apparent and only son of Tsar Nicholas II, whose assassination with his family in 1918 marked the end of the Russian imperial dynasty.
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C.
Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich of Russia
Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich of Russia was a Russian imperial prince and grandson of Tsar Alexander III who lived in exile after the Russian Revolution.
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D.
Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia
Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia was a Russian imperial prince and grandson of Tsar Alexander III who lived in exile after the Russian Revolution.
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E.
Prince Feodor Alexandrovich of Russia
Prince Feodor Alexandrovich of Russia was a Russian imperial prince, grandson of Tsar Alexander III, who lived in exile after the Russian Revolution and became part of the émigré Romanov community in Western Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian tsarevich
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | approximately 8 or 9 ⓘ |
| allegedKiller | agents of Boris Godunov (according to some sources) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
False Dmitry I
ⓘ
False Dmitry II ⓘ False Dmitry III ⓘ Time of Troubles ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Moscow
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Cathedral of the Archangel
ⓘ
surface form:
Archangel Cathedral
Moscow Kremlin ⓘ |
| canonization | recognized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| causeOfHistoricalEvent | Time of Troubles ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Church of St. Dmitry on the Blood
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of St. Demetrius on the Blood in Uglich
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1582 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1591 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Tsardom of Russia
ⓘ
Uglich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Rurik dynasty ⓘ |
| era | late 16th century Russia ⓘ |
| father |
Ivan IV the Terrible
ⓘ
surface form:
Ivan IV Vasilyevich
Ivan IV the Terrible ⓘ
surface form:
Ivan the Terrible
|
| fullName | Dmitry Ivanovich ⓘ |
| givenName |
Dimitri
ⓘ
surface form:
Dmitry
|
| historicalDebate | whether he died accidentally or was murdered ⓘ |
| house |
Rurik dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Rurik
|
| iconography | depicted as a child martyr in Russian Orthodox icons ⓘ |
| legacy | his death led to appearance of pretenders claiming to be him ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath |
disputed
ⓘ
suspicious death ⓘ |
| mother | Maria Nagaya ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableEvent | mysterious death in Uglich in 1591 ⓘ |
| patronymic | Ivanovich ⓘ |
| positionHeld | heir to the Russian throne ⓘ |
| posthumousStatus | venerated as a passion bearer in Russian Orthodoxy ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| residence | Uglich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Feodor I of Russia
ⓘ
Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich ⓘ Anna Ivanovna of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Tsarevna Anna Ivanovna
Feodosia Ivanovna of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Tsarevna Feodosia Ivanovna
Tsarevna Maria Ivanovna ⓘ |
| title | Tsarevich of Russia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich Description of subject: Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich was the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible whose mysterious death in childhood later sparked the appearance of pretenders, most notably False Dmitry I, during Russia’s Time of Troubles.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Grigori Otrepyev
subject surface form:
False Dmitry I
subject surface form:
Uglich