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Fyodor I of Russia

Type Figure Region Grand Duchy of Moscow Time c. 1557–1598 Also known as Fyodor Ivanovich

Fyodor I (c. 1557–1598), youngest son of Ivan IV, became tsar of Moscow in 1584.…

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  1. 1584–1585Moscow · MoscowAfter Ivan IV died in 1584 Fyodor I acceded, but being weak in body and mind could not rule personally; his brother-in-law Boris Godunov took charge of military and civil affairs as regent, and Russia entered a pattern of a nominal ruler and an actual strongman.
  2. 1586–1588Moscow · MoscowDuring Fyodor I's reign Godunov reformed taxation, resettled famine refugees, and consolidated control over the boyars; Russia's eastern frontier was relatively stable in the late 1580s, and the Siberian fur trade brought revenue to the treasury.
  3. 1589–1590Moscow · MoscowBy the 1590s Fyodor I still attended religious ceremonies and diplomatic occasions in the name of tsar, but all real decisions were made by Godunov and the Duma nobility; the Rurikid succession crisis loomed ever closer as the tsar had no heir.

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