# False Dmitry I - Tsar of all Russia

URL: https://history-russia.com/rulers/false-dmitry-i
Reign: 1605 - 1606
Born-Died: Unknown - 1606
Dynasty: Time of Troubles
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_Dmitry_I

A pretender claiming to be Ivan IV's murdered son Dmitry, he invaded with Polish support and took Moscow in 1605. His Catholic Polish wife and foreign favourites alienated the boyars, who killed him in May 1606.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Feodor II](https://history-russia.com/rulers/feodor-ii)
- Succeeded by: [Vasily IV Shuisky](https://history-russia.com/rulers/vasily-iv-shuisky)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1605 - [False Dmitry takes Moscow](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1605-false-dmitry-takes-moscow)
- 1606 - [Vasily Shuisky and the Bolotnikov rebellion](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1606-vasily-shuisky-and-the-bolotnikov-rebellion)