Death of Feodor I

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1. 1598Moscow Kremlin · RussiaThe frail and ailing Feodor I died in Moscow, extinguishing the line of the Rurik dynasty. His wife, Irina Godunova, promptly took vows as a nun and renounced the regency, making the question of succession suddenly the focus of the entire realm.
2. 1598Moscow · RussiaFeodor had no legitimate male heir, and the Rurik dynasty's rule of Russia of over seven hundred years came to an end. The nobility and the church began to deliberate on a candidate for the new tsar, and the power vacuum triggered political turmoil.