Boris Godunov

Boris Godunov
Борис Годунов
Tsar of all Russia
Reign21 February 1598 – 23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605
Coronation1 September 1598
PredecessorFeodor I
Irina Godunova (disputed)
SuccessorFeodor II
Born12 August [O.S. 2 August] 1552
Vyazma, Tsardom of Russia
Died23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605
(aged 52)
Moscow, Tsardom of Russia
Burial
Godunov Mausoleum in front of the Cathedral of the Assumption at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
SpouseMaria Skuratova-Belskaya
Issue
Names
Boris Fyodorovich Godunov
Борис Фёдорович Годунов
DynastyGodunov [ru]
ReligionRussian Orthodox

Boris Feodorovich Godunov (/ˈɡɒdənɒf, ˈɡʊdənɒf/;[1] Russian: Борис Фёдорович Годунов; 12 August [O.S. 2 August] 1552[2]  – 23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605)[3][4] was the de facto regent of Russia from 1585 to 1598 and then tsar from 1598 to 1605 following the death of Feodor I, the last of the Rurik dynasty. After the end of his reign, Russia descended into the Time of Troubles.

  1. ^ "Godunov". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
  2. ^ Uspenskij, F. B., & Litvina, A. F. (2021). The Birthday of Boris Godunov. Studi Slavistici, 18(1), 9–18. https://doi.org/10.36253/Studi_Slavis-10605
  3. ^ Pugachev, Alexey Nikolaevich (2009). Vyazemsky Territory – The birthplace of Boris Godunov (Вяземский край – родина Бориса Годунова) (in Russian). VF MGIU (ВФ МГИУ). ISBN 978-5902327561.
  4. ^ Pugachev, Alexey Nikolaevich (25 September 2002). "Vyazma – Homeland of Boris Godunov?". Vyazemsky Bulletin (in Russian). 11 (121).