False Dmitry II

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False Dmitry II was a pretender to the Russian throne during the Time of Troubles who claimed to be the miraculously surviving Tsarevich Dmitry and briefly led a rival court and army against the ruling authorities.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
impostor
pretender to the throne
activeInPeriod Time of Troubles
allegedByOpponents to be a runaway schoolteacher or priest (unverified)
associatedWith Polish intervention in Russia
capturedLocation Tushino
category 17th-century Russian history
Time of Troubles pretenders
claimedIdentity Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich
claimedToBe miraculously surviving Tsarevich Dmitry
conflict Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618)
country Tsardom of Russia
countryOfActivity Russia
deathCause assassination
deathPlace Kaluga
diedIn 1610
era early 17th century
ethnicity uncertain
fledTo Kaluga
involvedIn civil conflict in Russia
led rival army
rival court
lostSupport after Polish forces shifted allegiance to Sigismund III Vasa
marriageType bigamous marriage to Marina Mniszech
militaryStrategy besieging Moscow from Tushino
nickname Tushino Thief
notableFor establishing a rival government at Tushino
prolonging the Time of Troubles
operatedFrom Tushino
opposed ruling authorities in Moscow
opposedBy Muscovite government
Tsar Vasili IV Shuisky
politicalObjective to seize the Russian throne
politicalRole figurehead for anti-Moscow forces
predecessorAsPretender False Dmitry I
realIdentity unknown
relationshipWithMarinaMniszech recognized by her as her former husband False Dmitry I
religion Eastern Orthodoxy (claimed)
spouse Marina Mniszech
successorAsPretender False Dmitry III
supportedBy Cossacks
Polish–Lithuanian magnates
some Russian nobles
usedPropaganda claim of miraculous survival of Tsarevich Dmitry
usedTitle Tsar of Russia (claimed)


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