Zemsky Sobor of 1613

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The Zemsky Sobor of 1613 was the national assembly of Russia that ended the Time of Troubles by electing Michael Romanov as tsar, founding the Romanov dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Zemsky Sobor
national assembly
aimedTo legitimize the new tsar
restore political stability in Russia
category 1613 in Russia
Political history of Russia
Time of Troubles
Zemsky Sobors
chronologicalContext early 17th century
contextOf Polish–Lithuanian influence in Muscovy
foreign intervention in Russia
convenedBy provisional Russian authorities
country Russia
Tsardom of Russia
elected Michael I of Russia
electedTitle Tsar of Russia
electorateIncluded Cossacks
boyars
gentry
urban estates
followedBy reign of Michael I of Russia
governmentTypeContext elective monarchy
hasCause dynastic crisis of the Rurikid dynasty
political instability in Russia
hasEndTime 1613
hasLanguage Russian
hasParticipant Cossack representatives
Russian nobility
clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church
townspeople representatives
hasStartTime 1613
legitimized Romanov dynasty
locatedIn Moscow
Moscow Kremlin
partOf Time of Troubles
politicalSystemContext Muscovy
precededBy Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618)
interregnum in Russia
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
Russian Orthodox Church
resultedIn end of the Time of Troubles
foundation of the Romanov dynasty
selectedFrom Romanov family
significance marked the beginning of the Romanov rule in Russia
restored centralized authority in Russia
significantEvent election of Michael I of Russia as tsar
typeOfElection monarchical election

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Zemsky Sobor of 1613 ("Zemsky Sobors")
category
Mikhail I of Russia ("Zemsky Sobor")
electedBy
Smutnoye vremya
featuresEvent
Time of Troubles
significantEvent

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