False Dmitry III

Dmitry Ivanovich
Pretender
Born19 October 1582 (1582-10-19) (claimed)
DiedJuly 1612(1612-07-00) (aged 29)[1]
Moscow, Russia
Title(s)Pretended Tsar of Russia
Throne(s) claimedRussia
Pretend from1607
Connection withClaimed to be Dmitri Ivanovich,[2] half brother of Feodor I, False Dmitry I and False Dmitry II.
FatherIvan IV (claimed)
MotherMaria Nagaya (claimed)
PredecessorFalse Dmitry II
SuccessorFalse Dmitry IV[3] or Ivan Dmitriyevich

False Dmitry III (Russian: Лжедмитрий III, romanized: Lzhedmitrii III; died July 1612), historically known as Pseudo-Demetrius III, was the last and most enigmatic of three pretenders to the Russian throne who claimed to be the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible; Tsarevich Dmitry.[4]

  1. ^ His birthdate is claimed so he may not have been 29 when he died.
  2. ^ Also known as Dmitry of Uglich
  3. ^ False Dmitry IV may have just been False Dmitry III due to bad record keeping
  4. ^ Bain 1911, p. 984.

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