Russian Fyodor Borisovich Godunov
born 1589
died June 10, 1605, Moscow, Russia
Tsar of Russia for three months in 1605, during the Time of
The son and successor of Boris Godunov , Fyodor was immediately challenged by the first False Dmitry . After his military commander shifted his support to the pretender, Fyodor's mother tried to take power. Her action angered the {{link=boyar">boyars , who provoked a Moscow mob to riot and murder Fyodor and his mother. The pretender then assumed the throne.