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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
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impostor → pretender to the throne → |
| activeInPeriod |
Time of Troubles
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| allegedByOpponents |
to be a runaway schoolteacher or priest (unverified)
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| associatedWith |
Polish intervention in Russia
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| capturedLocation |
Tushino
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| category |
17th-century Russian history
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Time of Troubles pretenders → |
| claimedIdentity |
Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich
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| claimedToBe |
miraculously surviving Tsarevich Dmitry
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| conflict |
Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618)
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| country |
Tsardom of Russia
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| countryOfActivity |
Russia
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| deathCause |
assassination
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| deathPlace |
Kaluga
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| diedIn |
1610
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| era |
early 17th century
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| ethnicity |
uncertain
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| fledTo |
Kaluga
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| involvedIn |
civil conflict in Russia
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| led |
rival army
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rival court → |
| lostSupport |
after Polish forces shifted allegiance to Sigismund III Vasa
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| marriageType |
bigamous marriage to Marina Mniszech
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| militaryStrategy |
besieging Moscow from Tushino
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| nickname |
Tushino Thief
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| notableFor |
establishing a rival government at Tushino
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prolonging the Time of Troubles → |
| operatedFrom |
Tushino
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| opposed |
ruling authorities in Moscow
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| opposedBy |
Muscovite government
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Tsar Vasili IV Shuisky → |
| politicalObjective |
to seize the Russian throne
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| politicalRole |
figurehead for anti-Moscow forces
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| predecessorAsPretender |
False Dmitry I
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| realIdentity |
unknown
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| relationshipWithMarinaMniszech |
recognized by her as her former husband False Dmitry I
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| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy (claimed)
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| spouse |
Marina Mniszech
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| successorAsPretender |
False Dmitry III
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| supportedBy |
Cossacks
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Polish–Lithuanian magnates → some Russian nobles → |
| usedPropaganda |
claim of miraculous survival of Tsarevich Dmitry
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| usedTitle |
Tsar of Russia (claimed)
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Referenced by (5)
| 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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Siege of Moscow
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commander |
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Time of Troubles
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significantPerson |