Dimitri II of Russia
Dmitri II of Russia (ruled
1605-
1606) was one of a series of pretenders who lead rebellions by claiming to be Dmitri, the son of
Ivan the Terrible, who had died as a toddler under mysterious circumstances. Dmitri had the support of the
Poles as well as the southern
Cossacks. This army succeeded in overthrowing
Feodor II, the son of
Boris Godunov, and having him killed. Dmitri did not last long as a
Czar, however, because of his violation of traditional Russian patterns of behaviour. Specifically, he was tolerant to other religious and didn't punish rebellion in bloody way. He was killed by the Russian nobles and
Vasili Shusky was put in his place as Czar.