Vasili IV Shuisky

Type Figure Region Russia Time c. 1552–1612 Also known as Vasili IV Shuisky、Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky、瓦西里·伊万诺维奇·舒伊斯基

Vasili IV Shuisky (c. 1552–1612), of the Russian Shuisky noble family, was elected tsar in 1606 during the Time of Troubles, replacing False Dmitry I.

Timeline

1580–1605Moscow · RussiaA member of the Shuisky family who held high office under Feodor I and Boris Godunov. After False Dmitry I entered Moscow in 1605, he briefly took part in court politics, later being imprisoned amid power struggles; the chaos created the conditions for his later seizure of the throne.
1606–1610Moscow · RussiaElected tsar in 1606 after the murder of False Dmitry I, but his rule rested on a weak foundation. The Bolotnikov uprising and the successive appearances of False Dmitry II and III plunged the realm into civil war; in 1609 he sought Swedish aid only to face a Polish invasion, and in July 1610 he was deposed by the Seven Boyars as Moscow fell.

Sources

Vasily (IV) Shuysky https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vasily-IV-Shuysky