“false” dmitriy i: fake ruler of russia by: igor charlesovich
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“False” Dmitriy I: Fake Ruler of Russia
By: Igor Charlesovich
General Information
• Lived from 1581- May 17th, 1606• Reigned over Russian for about a year (July
21st, 1605- May 17th 1606)• Real name is Grigory Otrepyev (not proven)• Country of Origin: Poland
How He Came To Be Tsar
• During the Time of Troubles in Russia, claimed to be Ivan the Terrible’s youngest son
• There actually was a Dmitriy Ivanovich, but he was killed and Grigory took his identity
• Some questioned if he was legitimate, others say he shared many of Ivan’s characteristics
How He Came To Be Tsar (Continued)
• Attracted enough followers to form a small army and rode into Russia with it
• Fought 2 battles: Won first, badly lost the second
• Tsar Boris dies and soldiers start to join False Dmitriy as he seems to be next in line for the throne
• Newly crowned Tsar, Feodor II is imprisoned and Dmitriy takes the throne
His Demise
• Married Marina Mniszech- she was not made to convert to Orthodox (unheard of at the time)
• This caused problems with the church and created him more enemies
• Conspirators stormed the Kremlin, he jumped out a window, broke his leg, and was shot dead
Fun Facts
• It is said that after his death, his ashes were shot out of a cannon back to Poland
• There were actually 2 other “False” rulers following Dmitriy (False Dmitriy II and False Dmitriy III)