Prince Dmitry Pozharsky

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Prince Dmitry Pozharsky was a Russian nobleman and military leader who, together with Kuzma Minin, led the volunteer army that liberated Moscow from Polish-Lithuanian occupation and helped end the Time of Troubles in the early 17th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian nobleman
human
military leader
prince
allegiance Russian state
associatedWith Romanov dynasty restoration
birthDate 1577
burialPlace Saviour Monastery of St. Euthymius
Suzdal
centuryOfActivity 17th century
coLeaderWith Kuzma Minin
commanded Second People’s Militia
commemoratedAs national hero of Russia
commemoratedIn Russian historiography
countryOfCitizenship Tsardom of Russia
deathDate 1642
ethnicGroup Russian
familyName Prince Dmitry Pozharsky self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pozharsky
givenName Dimitri
surface form: Dmitry
hasMonument Minin and Pozharsky Monument
historicalEra Time of Troubles
honouredOn National Unity Day
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
legacy symbol of Russian unity and independence
liberated Moscow
liberationDateOfMoscow 1612
militaryConflict Polish–Muscovite War
surface form: Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618)

Time of Troubles
militaryRank prince-commander
monumentLocation Moscow
Red Square
name Prince Dmitry Pozharsky self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky
nobleTitle prince
notableFor leading the Second People’s Militia
liberation of Moscow from Polish–Lithuanian occupation
role in ending the Time of Troubles
occupation military commander
statesman
partnerInAlliance citizens of Nizhny Novgorod
placeOfActivity Moscow
Nizhny Novgorod NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
roleDuringTimeOfTroubles leader of anti-Polish resistance
socialClass Russian nobility
supported election of Mikhail Romanov as tsar

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Prince Dmitry Pozharsky familyName Prince Dmitry Pozharsky self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pozharsky
Polish–Muscovite War hasCommander Prince Dmitry Pozharsky
this entity surface form: Dmitry Pozharsky
Patriarch Hermogenes influenced Prince Dmitry Pozharsky
Prince Dmitry Pozharsky name Prince Dmitry Pozharsky self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky
Polish–Lithuanian intervention opposedBy Prince Dmitry Pozharsky
this entity surface form: Dmitry Pozharsky
Kuzma Minin partnerInCommandWith Prince Dmitry Pozharsky
this entity surface form: Dmitry Pozharsky
Time of Troubles significantPerson Prince Dmitry Pozharsky