Patriarch Filaret of Moscow

Feodor Nikitich Romanov (Russian: Фео́дор Ники́тич Рома́нов, IPA: [ˈfʲɵdər nʲɪˈkʲitʲɪtɕ rɐˈmanəf]; 1553 – 1 October 1633) was a Russian boyar who after temporary disgrace rose to become patriarch of Moscow as Filaret (Russian: Филаре́т, IPA: [fʲɪɫɐˈrʲet]), and became de facto ruler of Russia during the reign of his son, Mikhail Feodorovich.

Filaret
Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia
ChurchRussian Orthodox Church
SeeMoscow
Installed1619
Term ended1633
PredecessorHermogenes
SuccessorJoasaphus I
Personal details
Born
Fyodor Nikitich Romanov

c. 1553
Moscow, Russia
Died1 October 1633(1633-10-01) (aged 79–80)
Moscow, Russia
BuriedDormition Cathedral, Moscow
DenominationOrthodox Christianity
ParentsNikita Romanovich
Princess Evdokiya Alexandrovna Gorbataya-Shuyskaya
SpouseXenia Shestova
ChildrenMikhail Fyodorovich Romanov
5 others
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