Dmitry Timofeevich Trubetskoy | |
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Leader of the Zemsky government | |
In office Fall 1612 – Spring 1613 | |
Preceded by | Fedor Mstislavsky (as the leader of the Seven Boyars) |
Succeeded by | Michael I (as Tsar of Russia) |
Personal details | |
Died | June 24, 1625 |
Prince Dmitry Timofeyevich Troubetzkoy (died: 24 May 1625) was a Russian military and political figure during the Time of Troubles, one of the leaders in a rebellion against the Polish occupation and the leader of the Zemsky Sobor's provisional government.
Together with Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin, he directed the release of the capital from the Poles, and for the time after the expulsion of the Poles and before the election of Mikhail Romanov, he was elected ruler of the Russian state. For his activities, he received the title of "Savior of the Fatherland" and was one of the contenders for the royal throne at the Zemsky Sobor of 1613.