During the reign of Boris Godunov, Prince Vasili Shuysky was a consant thorn in his side. He subsequently orchestrated a plot against the pretender Dmitri and had him murdered; he himself became tsar in 1606. He was deposed and exiled after four years. Died in slavery in Poland, where he was initially buried.
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Preceded by: Dimitri II | List of Russian Tsars |
Succeeded by: Ladislaus IV of Poland |