Dmitry Ivanovich | |
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Pretender | |
Born | 19 October 1582 | (claimed)
Died | July 1612[1] Moscow, Russia | (aged 29)
Title(s) | Pretended Tsar of Russia |
Throne(s) claimed | Russia |
Pretend from | 1607 |
Connection with | Claimed to be Dmitri Ivanovich,[2] half brother of Feodor I, False Dmitry I and False Dmitry II. |
Father | Ivan IV (claimed) |
Mother | Maria Nagaya (claimed) |
Predecessor | False Dmitry II |
Successor | False 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]