Fyodor II

tsar of Russia
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Also known as: Fyodor Borisovich Godunov
Quick Facts
In full:
Fyodor Borisovich Godunov
Born:
1589
Died:
June 10 [June 20, New Style], 1605, Moscow, Russia (aged 16)
Title / Office:
tsar (1605-1605), Russia
Notable Family Members:
father Boris Godunov

Fyodor II (born 1589—died June 10 [June 20, New Style], 1605, Moscow, Russia) was the tsar who ruled Russia briefly (April–June 1605) during the Time of Troubles (1598–1613). The son of Boris Godunov (reigned 1598–1605), Fyodor received an excellent education and was well acquainted with state affairs when his father unexpectedly died and he ascended the Russian throne (April 13 [April 23], 1605). His rule was immediately challenged, however, by the first False Dmitry, a pretender to the throne, who, claiming to be the son of Ivan IV the Terrible (reigned 1547–84) and the legitimate heir to the throne, had ...(100 of 164 words)