Today's inagural HPOD (Historical Peron(s) Of the Day, brought to you by Mabes) is Russia's very own Dmitriy II, "Tsar of All Russia" from July 1605 until May of 1606. You may wonder why his reign was so short, which is perfectly reasonable. Besides ruling during Russia's famed "Time of Troubles", our buddy Dmitriy is known in Russian lore by a different, more famous name: False Dmitriy I. You see, he was an imposter, claiming to be the last son of Ivan the Terrible. Only problem is, he wasn't (the real one died years ago at a young age). No one is even sure of False Dmitriy's real name. False Dmitriy I was the first of three...THREE...imposters who attempted to lay claim to the Russian throne during the Time of Troubles. But lets give our guy some credit here, THEY ACTUALLY LET HIM BE THE TSAR. Classic Russia. Well anyway, eventually, poor Dmitriy, or Grigory if you prefer (thought to be his real name) met a muderous end, thus ending his short run as Tsar of All the Russia's.
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