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    False Dmitry I (Russian: Лжедмитрий I, tr. Lzhedmitriy I) (or Pseudo-Demetrius I) reigned as the Tsar of all Russia from 10 June 1605 until his death on...
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  • impersonated Dmitry Ivanovich, most prominently: False Dmitry I (1582–1606), who actually became Tsar of all Russia and reigned 1605–1606 False Dmitry II, active...
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    False Dmitry II (Russian: Лжедмитрий II, tr. Lzhedmitrii II; died 21 December [O.S. 11 December] 1610), historically known as Pseudo-Demetrius II and also...
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  • Dymitriads False Dmitry I False Dmitry II His birthdate is claimed so he may not have been 29 when he died. Also known as Dmitry of Uglich False Dmitry IV may...
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    leading to a violent succession crisis with numerous usurpers and false Dmitrys (imposters) claiming the title of tsar. Russia experienced the famine...
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    claimed to be this son: False Dmitry I (Grigory Otrepyev), appeared 1605–1606 False Dmitry II, appeared 1607–1610 False Dmitry III, appeared 1611–1612...
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    Troubles as the wife of False Dmitry I. Following the death of her husband, she later married another imposter to the throne, False Dmitry II. A devout Catholic...
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    step-father, Ivan Zarutsky. In November 1605, Marina Mniszech married False Dmitry I, Tsar of Russia and thus became Tsarita consort of All Russia. However...
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    Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth unofficially invaded Russia in support of False Dmitry I against the unpopular crowned tsar Boris Godunov, seeking to exploit...
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    Lyapunov and his brother Zakhary Lyapunov sided with False Dmitry I who (upon being uncovered as a false Czar) was killed in a plot by Vasili IV Shuisky (Tsar)...
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