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False Dmitry II (Russian: Лжедмитрий II, romanized: Lzhedmitrii II; died 21 December [O.S. 11 December] 1610), historically known as Pseudo-Demetrius II and also called tushinsky vor ("the thief of Tushino"), was the second of three pretenders to the Russian throne who claimed to be Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich, the youngest son of Ivan ...
False Dmitry, any of three different pretenders to the Muscovite throne who, during the Time of Troubles (1598–1613), claimed to be Dmitry Ivanovich, the son of Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible (reigned 1533–84) who had died mysteriously in 1591 while still a child.
Several people 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 1607–1610. False Dmitry III, active 1611–1612.
Who was ‘False Dmitry II’ With the murder of ‘False Dmitry’, the Time of Trouble didn't end. In 1607, a new impostor appeared, calling himself Russian tsar, miraculously survived the ...
Russia. monarchy. False Dmitry, any of three different pretenders to the Muscovite throne who, during the Time of Troubles (1598–1613), claimed to be Dmitry Ivanovich, the son of Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible (reigned 1533–84) who had died mysteriously in 1591 while still a child.
An impostor known as False Dmitry II, calling himself Ivan the Terrible’s son, was near Moscow with his forces, and former Tsar Vasily Shuyskiy had been deposed from the throne. In 1610, the...
False Dmitry I proclaimed himself the miraculously survived son of Ivan the Terrible; he secured the support of the Polish king (he promised him lands) and entered Moscow.
