Vasili IV of Russia
Vasili IV Ivanovich Shuisky (Russian: Василий IV Иванович Шуйский, romanized: Vasiliy IV Ivanovich Shuyskiy, c. 1552 – 12 September 1612) was Tsar of all Russia from 1606 to 1610, after the murder of False Dmitri I. His rule coincided with the Time of Troubles. He was the only member of House of Shuisky to become tsar and the last member of the Rurikid dynasty (Yurievichi branch) to rule as tsar.
| Vasili IV Василий IV | |||||
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| Tsar of all Russia | |||||
| Reign | 19 May 1606 – 19 July 1610 | ||||
| Predecessor | False Dmitry I | ||||
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| Born | c. 1552 Russia | ||||
| Died | 12 September 1612 (aged 59) Gostynin, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (imprisoned) | ||||
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| House | Shuysky | ||||
| Father | Ivan Andreyevich Shuysky | ||||
| Mother | Marfa Feodorovna | ||||
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox | ||||
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