False_Dmitry_III

False Dmitry III

False Dmitry III

Pretender to the Russian throne

False Dmitry III (Russian: Лжедмитрий III, tr. Lzhedmitrii III; died July 1612), historically known as Pseudo-Demetrius III, was the last and most enigmatic of three pretenders to the Russian throne who claimed to be the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible; Tsarevich Dmitry.[4]

Quick Facts Dmitry Ivanovich, Born ...

Biography

Supposed to have been a deacon called Sidorka, he appeared suddenly, from behind the river Narva, in the Ingrian town of Ivangorod, proclaiming himself the Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich, on March 28, 1611. The Cossacks, ravaging the environs of Moscow, acknowledged him as Tsar on March 2, 1612, and under threat of vengeance in case of non-compliance, the gentry of Pskov also "kissed the cross" (i.e., swore allegiance) to the rebel/criminal of Pskov (псковский вор), as he was usually nicknamed. On May 18, 1612, he fled from Pskov, was seized and delivered up to the authorities at Moscow, and was secretly executed there.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    His birthdate is claimed so he may not have been 29 when he died.
  2. [2]
    Also known as Dmitry of Uglich
  3. [3]
    False Dmitry IV may have just been False Dmitry III due to bad record keeping
  4. [4]
    Bain 1911, p. 984.

References

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). "Demetrius, Pseudo- s.v. 3". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 984.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article False_Dmitry_III, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.