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.
Marina Mniszech
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Marina Mniszech or Mnishek was a Polish noblewoman who was the tsaritsa of all Russia in May 1606 during the Time of Troubles as the wife of False Dmitry I. Following the death of her husband, she lat
False Dmitry II
…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 in this second Dmitry. According to Dunning, "On…
Official portrait, early 17th century
Official portrait of False Dmitry I
Coronation of Maryna Mniszech in Moscow by Tommaso Dolabella.
Marina Mniszech in coronation robes, 1606.