Accession of Boris Godunov as tsar

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1. 1598Moscow Kremlin · RussiaAfter the death of Feodor I, the Zemsky Sobor convened on February 17, 1598, at the initiative of Patriarch Job, and on the 21st unanimously elected the de facto ruler Boris Godunov as the new tsar. Godunov initially declined but accepted after repeated entreaties.
2. 1598Cathedral of the Dormition, Moscow · RussiaBoris Godunov was crowned by Patriarch Job at the Cathedral of the Dormition in the Moscow Kremlin, formally becoming tsar of Russia. He was the first tsar of non-Rurikid blood.