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Coronation of False Dmitry I (1605)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1605

In June 1605, False Dmitry I entered Moscow after Boris Godunov's sudden death and was crowned tsar of all Russia in the Cathedral of the Dormition, …

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  1. 1605Moscow · MoscowTsar Boris Godunov died in April 1605 and his son Fyodor II reigned briefly; as False Dmitry's forces approached, Moscow's nobles split in the power vacuum, and some factions ultimately welcomed False Dmitry into the city.
  2. 1605Cathedral of the Dormition · MoscowFalse Dmitry received the anointing in the Cathedral of the Dormition under the Orthodox Patriarch and was formally crowned tsar of all Russia, becoming the first ruler after the extinction of the Rurikid dynasty to take the throne by force and claimed bloodline.
  3. 1605Moscow · MoscowThe new tsar announced an amnesty, tax cuts, and a promise to convene a zemsky sobor (Assembly of the Land), while appointing many Polish nobles and Catholics, sparking boyar fears of "foreign rule" as court opposition quietly gathered.

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