False Dmitry II
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False Dmitry II, historically known as Pseudo-Demetrius II and also called tushinsky vor, was the second of three pretenders to the Russian throne during the Time of Troubles who claimed to be the you
A 17th-Century depiction of Cyrus the Great is often misinterpreted as a portrait of False Dmitry II.
Dmitry's camp at Tushino, by Sergey Ivanov.
False Dmitry I
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False Dmitry I or Pseudo-Demetrius I reigned as the Tsar of all Russia from 10 June 1605 until his death on 17 May 1606 under the name of Dmitriy Ivanovich. Dmitry ascended to the throne after the dep
False Dmitry II
…the border and made his way to Starodub. In 1608, following a peace agreement with King Sigismund, Tsar Vasilii agreed to release the father-in-law of False Dmitry I, Jerzy Mniszech, and his widow, Marina Mniszech. They soon joined the second false Dmitry's camp in Tushino, where she "recognized" her late husband…
False Dmitry takes an oath of allegiance to king Sigismund III Vasa by Nikolai Nevrev (1874)
Last minutes of False Dmitry by Carl Wenig (1879).