Ruler · 1552 – 1605

Boris Godunov

Lived 1552 – 1605; politician. Tsar of All Russia of Tsardom of Russia, 1598 – 1605.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1552 – 1605; 53 years
In office: 7 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Tsardom of Russia
Left it: natural death; Kokkonen & Sundell

Tsar of All Russia

Tsardom of Russia · the 4th of 12 dated reigns · 1547 – 1721

Ivan the Terrible1547 – 1584

Feodor I of Russia1584 – 1598

Irina Godunova1598

Boris Godunov1598 – 1605

Feodor II of Russia1605

False Dmitry I1605 – 1606

Vasili IV of Russia1606 – 1610

5 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1598 – 1605 · 7 years · came to it aged 46

Came to it: the sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

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