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Vasily IV Shuisky

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

Vasily IV Shuisky (1552–1612) was tsar of Russia during the late Time of Troubles (1606–1610), from the Shuisky princely family, who seized power by …

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  1. 1552–1605Moscow · RussiaHe held important posts under Feodor I and Boris Godunov, was sent on embassies to Poland and Sweden, and took part in the struggle against False Dmitry I.
  2. 1606–1610Moscow · RussiaHe acceded to the throne through a coup in 1606 but could not secure control of the country; in 1608 False Dmitry II approached Moscow, and in 1610 he was deposed by the Seven Boyars.
  3. 1610–1612Warsaw · PolandAfter his deposition he was forced to take monastic vows and was placed under Polish house arrest, dying in Warsaw in 1612, marking the end of the Shuisky dynasty.

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