Historedia
Person

Vasili Shuisky

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1606

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Vasili Shuisky, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Death of Tsar Dimitri II of Russia

    1606

    Role: Leader who brought about the death and subsequent Tsar

    1. May 1606 · RussiaKilling of the Tsar

      Shuisky brought about the death of the tsar by stating the real Dmitry had been slain and the current ruler was an impostor in May 1606.

    2. May 19, 1606 · RussiaProclamation of Shuisky

      Shuisky was proclaimed tsar by his adherents on May 19, 1606, following the death of the previous ruler.

Sources

  1. Vasili IV of Russia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-10