Tsar Dmitriy I the False
Tsar of all Russia
Reign	21 July 1605 - 17 May 1606
Full name	Jurij (Grigorij) Otriepjew
Born	1581
Died	17 May 1606
Predecessor	Feodor II of Russia
Successor	Vasili IV of Russia
Wife/wives	Marina Mniszech
Royal House	Otriepjew
Father	(???) Stefan Batory (???)
Mother	NN (Stefan's concubine ???)

False Dimitriy I (Cyrillic Лжедмитрий; other transliterations: Dimitry, Dimitri, Dimitrii) was the Tsar of Russia from July 21, 1605 until his death on May 17, 1606 under the name of Dimitriy Ioannovich (Cyrillic Димитрий Иоаннович). He was one of three impostors who claimed during the Time of Troubles to be the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible, tsarevitch Dmitriy Ivanovich, who had supposedly escaped a 1591 assassination attempt. It is generally believed that the real Dmitriy was assassinated in Uglich and that this False Dmitriy's real name was Grigory Otrepyev, although this is far from certain. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... July 21 is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1605 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... 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Background of the impostor

This would-be Dmitriy appeared in history circa 1600, when he impressed Patriarch Job of Moscow with his learning and assurance. Tsar Boris, however, ordered him to be seized and examined, whereupon he fled to Prince Constantine Ostrogsky at Ostrog (modern Ostroh), and subsequently entered the service of another Lithuanian family, Wisniowiecki's. Princes Adam and Michał Wiśniowiecki, accepted him for what he purported to be, because it gave them an opportunity to get involved in the affairs of Russia. Job (Russian: , Iov) (real name: Иоанн, or Ioann), also known as Job of Moscow (2nd quarter of the 16th century - June 19, 1607) was the first Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. ... Tsar Boris I Boris Feodorovich Godunov (Бори́с Фёдорович Годуно́в) (c. ... Noble Family Ostrogski Coat of Arms Ostrogski Parents Konstanty Ostrogski Aleksandra Słucka Consorts Zofia Tarnowska Children with Zofia Tarnowska Elżbieta Ostrogska Janusz Ostrogski Katarzyna Ostrogska Konstanty Ostrogski Aleksander Ostrogski Date of Birth 1526 Place of Birth Ostróg Date of Death 1608 Place of Death Ostr... Ostroh Castle in the 1960s Mezhyrich Monastery in the 2000s Ostroh (Ukrainian and Russian Острог, also often spelled Ostrog as it is called in Polish and transliterated from Russian) is a historical town in Ukraine with a population of 14,801 (2001). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... image goes here Noble Family WiÅ›niowiecki Coat of Arms Korybut Parents Consorts Aleksandra Chodkiewicz Children Krystyna WiÅ›niowiecka Date of Birth 16th century Place of Birth  ? Date of Death 1622 Place of Death  ? Adam WiÅ›niowiecki (?-1622) - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth szlachcic and magnate. ... For king of Poland, see MichaÅ‚ Korybut WiÅ›niowiecki. ...

False Dmitriy swears allegiance to Sigismund III (1874).

There were vague rumours that Dmitriy was an illegitimate son of a previous Polish king, Stefan Batory, who had reigned from 1575 to 1586. According to a later tale, False Dmitriy blurted out his identity when his master had slapped him in anger. Dmitriy himself claimed that his mother, the widow of Tsar Ivan, had anticipated Godunov's assassination attempt and had given him into the care of a doctor who hid with him in Russian monasteries. After the doctor died, he had fled to Poland where he worked as a teacher for a brief time before coming to the service of Wisniowiecki. A number of people who had known Tsar Ivan later claimed that Dmitriy did resemble the young tsarevitch. Dmitriy displayed aristocratic skills like riding and literacy and spoke both Russian and Polish. Download high resolution version (537x681, 95 KB)Nikolay Vasilievich Nevrev. ... Download high resolution version (537x681, 95 KB)Nikolay Vasilievich Nevrev. ... Illegitimacy was a term in common usage for the condition of being born of parents who are not validly married to one another; the legal term is bastardy. ... Stefan Bat(h)ory, King of Poland, Prince of Transylvania, Grand Duke of Lithuania (27 September 1533–12 December 1586) was Prince of Transylvania (1571-1586), then King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1575-1586). ... Year 1575 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...

Regardless of whether they believed the tale of Dmitriy, Adam Wiśniowiecki, Roman Różyński, Jan Sapieha and several other Polish noblemen decided to support him against Boris Godunov. In March 1604, Dmitriy visited the royal court of Sigismund III Vasa in Kraków. The king provisionally supported him, but did not promise any direct aid to help him in his way to the throne of Russia. To attract the support of powerful Jesuits, Dmitriy publicly converted to Roman Catholicism on 17 April 1604 and convinced the papal nuncio Rangoni to back up his claim. At that time he also met Marina Mniszech, a Polish Catholic noblewoman, who was a daughter of Jerzy Mniszech. He asked for her hand and was promised it in return for giving Mniszech family Pskov, Novgorod, Smolensk and Novhorod-Siverskyi. image goes here Noble Family WiÅ›niowiecki Coat of Arms Korybut Parents Consorts Aleksandra Chodkiewicz Children Krystyna WiÅ›niowiecka Date of Birth 16th century Place of Birth  ? Date of Death 1622 Place of Death  ? Adam WiÅ›niowiecki (?-1622) - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth szlachcic and magnate. ... The Polish name Jan (John) was particularily popular among the szlachta family of Sapieha. ... Events January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans September 20 – Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege. ... Reign in Poland From September 18, 1587 until April 19, 1632 Reign in Sweden From November 17, 1592 until July 24, 1599 Elected in Poland On September 18, 1587 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation in Poland On December 27, 1587 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland... Wawel Hill, Old Town, Kraków. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Nuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin Nuntius, meaning any envoy. ... Noble Family Mniszchowie Coat of Arms Mniszech or Konczyc or Poraj1 Parents Jerzy Mniszech Jadwiga Tarło Husbands False Dmitri I False Dmitri II Ivan Zarutsky Children Ivan Dmitriyevich Date of Birth 1588 Place of Birth  ? Date of Death 1614 Place of Death  ? Marina Mniszech (Мар&#1080... Noble Family Mniszchowie Coat of Arms Mniszech or Konczyc or Poraj1 Parents Mikołaj z Wielkich Kuńczyc Wracimowa Mniszech Consorts Jadwiga Tarło Children Urszula Mniszech Marina Mniszech Eufrozyna Mniszech Mikołaj Mniszech Stanisław Bonifacy Mniszech Stefan Jan Mniszech Franciszek Bernard Mniszech Date... The Trinity Cathedral (1682-99) is a symbol of Pskovs former might and independence. ... Velikiy Novgorod (Russian: ) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the M10(E95) federal highway connecting Moscow and St. ... A view of Smolensk in 1912. ... Novhorod-Siverskyj (Ukrainian: ) or Novgorod-Sjeverskij (Russian: ) is a historic town in the Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine, on the bank of the Desna River, 200 km from the capital Kiev and 45 km south from the Russian border. ...

Way to the Russian throne

A Polish likeness of False Dmitry.

When Boris Godunov heard about the pretender, he claimed that the man was just a runaway monk called Grigory Otrepyev (born Yury Otrepyev; Grigory was the name given at the monastery)), although on what information he based this claim is unclear. Regardless, his support began to wane, especially when he tried to spread counter-rumors. Some of the Russian boyars also claimed to accept Dmitriy's claim because it gave them legitimate reason not to pay taxes to Godunov. 17th-century portrait of False Dmitriy I This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... 17th-century portrait of False Dmitriy I This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... A boyar (also spelled bojar) or bolyarin was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Russian, Romanian and Bulgarian aristocracy, second only to the ruling princes, from the tenth through the seventeenth century. ...

Dmitriy attracted a number of followers, formed a small army, and gained the support of Commonwealth magnates who gave him approximately 3500 soldiers from their private armies. With them he rode to Russia on June 1604. Enemies of Godunov, including the southern Cossacks, joined his forces on his way to Moscow. Dmitriy's forces fought two engagements with reluctant Russian soldiers; they won the first, capturing Chernigov (modern Chernihiv), Putivl (Putyvl), Sevsk, and Kursk but badly lost the second and nearly disintegrated. Dmitriy's cause was only saved when the news of the death of Tsar Boris reached the troops. This article needs cleanup. ... Chernihiv (Чернігів in Ukrainian) is an ancient city in northern Ukraine, the central city of Chernihivska oblast. Some common historical spellings of the name are Polish: Czernichów, and Russian: Чернигов, Chernigov. ... Putivl ( Ukrainian / Russian : Путивль) is an ancient town in north-east Ukraine, in Sumy Oblast. ... Sevsk (Севск in Russian) is a small town in the Bryansk Oblast in Russia, located on the Sev River (Dnieper basin) 142 km away from Bryansk. ... Kursk (Russian: ; pronunciation: koorsk; IPA: ) is a city in the western part of Central Russia, at the confluence of Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. ...

The sudden death of Tsar Boris (April 13, 1605) removed the last barrier to the pretender's further progress. Russian troops began to defect to Dmitriy's side, and on June 1 boyars in Moscow imprisoned the newly-crowned tsar, Feodor II, and his mother and later killed them. On 20 June the impostor made his triumphal entry into Moscow, and on 21 July he was crowned tsar by a new patriarch of his own choosing, the Greek Ignatius. April 13 is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1605 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Assassination of Feodor II (1862). ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ignatius (Игнатий in Russian) (1540 - 1620), a cleric of Greek descent, was the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia in 1605-1606. ...

False Dmitriy's policies as a tsar

At first the new tsar tried to consolidate his power by visiting the sepulchre of Tsar Ivan and the convent of his widow Maria Nagaya, who accepted him as her son. Then he began to propagate his new policies. Contemporary accounts described him as a man of original genius and extraordinary resource. Maria Feodorovna Nagaya (Мария Федоровна Нагая in Russian) (? - 1608) was a Russian tsaritsa and seventh unofficial wife of Ivan the Terrible. ...

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Dmitriy was also lenient to his enemies, pardoning Vasily Shuisky who began to plot against him. His extravagant opinion of his own authority (he lost no time in styling himself emperor), and his predilection for Western civilization, alarmed the ultraconservative boyars, who had formerly supported him only to get rid of Boris Godunov. Vasili IV of Russia (1552 – September 12, 1612) was the last Rurikid tsar of Russia between 1606 and 1610. ... An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. ... For alternative meanings for The West in the United States, see the U.S. West and American West. ... Tsar Boris I Boris Feodorovich Godunov (Бори́с Фёдорович Годуно́в) (c. ...

Last minutes of False Dmitriy (1879).

The boyars, headed by Prince Vasily Shuisky, began to plot against him, accusing him of spreading Roman Catholicism and other Polish customs, and of sodomy. They gained popular support, especially as Dmitriy was guarded by Commonwealth forces, who still garrisoned Moscow and often engaged in various criminal acts and angered the local population. Karl Wenig (1830-1908). ... Karl Wenig (1830-1908). ... Vasili IV of Russia (1552 РSeptember 12, 1612) was the last Rurikid tsar of Russia between 1606 and 1610. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Fran̤ois Elluin, Sodomites provoking the wrath of God, from Le pot pourri de Loth (1781). ...

On May 8, 1606, Dmitriy married Marina Mniszech in Moscow. Usually when a Russian Tsar married a woman of another faith, she first converted to Orthodox Christianity. It is believed that Dmitriy had made a concession to his Polish supporters to convert Russia to Catholicism after gaining the throne. For this reason, Marina did not convert to the Orthodox faith. This angered the Russian Orthodox Church, the boyars, and the population alike and increased the support of his enemies. Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... Noble Family Mniszchowie Coat of Arms Mniszech or Konczyc or Poraj1 Parents Jerzy Mniszech Jadwiga Tarło Husbands False Dmitri I False Dmitri II Ivan Zarutsky Children Ivan Dmitriyevich Date of Birth 1588 Place of Birth  ? Date of Death 1614 Place of Death  ? Marina Mniszech (Мар&#1080... ... Noble Family Mniszchowie Coat of Arms Mniszech or Konczyc or Poraj1 Parents Jerzy Mniszech Jadwiga Tarło Husbands False Dmitri I False Dmitri II Ivan Zarutsky Children Ivan Dmitriyevich Date of Birth 1588 Place of Birth  ? Date of Death 1614 Place of Death  ? Marina Mniszech (Мар&#1080... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

On the morning of May 17, 1606, about two weeks after the marriage, conspirators stormed the Kremlin. Dmitriy tried to flee through a window but broke his leg in the fall. One of the plotters shot him dead on the spot. The body was put on display and then cremated, the ashes reportedly shot from a cannon towards Poland. Dmitriy's reign had lasted a mere ten months. Vasili Shuisky took his place as Tsar. The Moscow Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin ( Russian: Московский Кремль) is the best known kremlin ( Russian citadel). ...

Portrayals in literature

• Dmitriy's story was dramatized by Schiller, Sumarokov, Pushkin, Khomyakov, by Modest Mussorgsky in the opera Boris Godunov and by Antonin Dvořák in his opera Dimitrij. In the Pushkin tragedy and the Mussorgsky opera, Otrepyev is a young monk who decides to impersonate the Tsaravitch when he hears they would have been the same age had the child lived.
• Rainer Marie Rilke recounts the overthrow of Otrepyev in The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, Rilke's only longer prose work.

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See also

• Polish-Muscovite War (1605-1618)
• False Dmitriy II
• False Dmitriy III
• Ivan Bolotnikov