False Dmitry I
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False Dmitry I was a pretender to the Russian throne who briefly ruled as tsar from 1605 to 1606 during the Time of Troubles before being overthrown and killed.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tsar of Russia
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historical figure → pretender to the throne → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dmitry the Impostor
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Lzhedmitry I → Pseudodemetrius I → |
| associatedWithEvent |
Time of Troubles
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| bodyMistreated |
corpse burned and ashes fired from a cannon
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| cameToPowerBy |
overthrow of Tsar Boris Godunov’s dynasty
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| capitalDuringReign |
Moscow
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| causeOfDownfall |
boyar resentment of foreign influence
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widespread doubts about his true identity → |
| claimedIdentity |
Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich
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| claimedParent |
Ivan IV the Terrible
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Maria Nagaya → |
| coronationPlace |
Dormition Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
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| coronationYear |
1605
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| countryOfRule |
Tsardom of Russia
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| deathCause |
assassination
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| deathDate |
1606-05-17
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| deathPlace |
Moscow
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| era |
early 17th century
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| historicalDebate |
true origin and identity remain uncertain
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| linkedTo |
Polish intervention in Russia
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dynastic crisis after the death of Feodor I → |
| notableFor |
being the first and most successful of the False Dmitrys
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| opposedBy |
Patriarch Hermogenes
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Russian boyars → Vasily Shuisky → |
| overthrownBy |
boyar coup
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supporters of Vasily Shuisky → |
| placeOfBurial |
Moscow
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| policy |
favored Polish and foreign advisers at court
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promised concessions to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → showed relative tolerance toward Roman Catholicism → |
| predecessor |
Feodor II of Russia
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| reignEnd |
1606
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| reignStart |
1605
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| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| spouse |
Marina Mniszech
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| succeededTitle |
Tsar and Grand Prince of all Rus’
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| successor |
Vasily IV of Russia
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| supportedBy |
Jerzy Mniszech
→
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobles → Polish–Lithuanian magnates → some Jesuit missionaries → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Polish–Lithuanian intervention
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Siege of Moscow → Smutnoye vremya → |
relatedTo |
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House of Godunov
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lostPowerTo |
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Vasili IV Shuisky
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predecessor |
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False Dmitry II
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predecessorAsPretender |
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Time of Troubles
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significantPerson |