Boris Godunov

Boris Godunov
Regent of Russia (de facto) Tsar of All Russia
Regent of Russia (de facto)
Reign	c. 1585–1598
Predecessor	none
Successor	himself as Tsar of All Russia
Tsar of All Russia
Reign	21 February 1598 – 23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605
Coronation	1 September 1598
Predecessor	Feodor I or Irina (disputed)
Successor	Feodor II
Born	c. 1551
Died	23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605 (aged 54) Moscow
Burial	Godunov Mausoleum in front of the Cathedral of the Assumption at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
Spouse	Maria Grigorievna Skuratova-Belskaya
Issue	Feodor II of Russia Xenia Godunova
Full name Boris Feodorovich Godunov
Dynasty	Godunov
Father	Feodor Ivanovich Godunov
Mother	Stepanida Ivanovna
Religion	Eastern Orthodox

Full name
Boris Feodorovich Godunov

Boris Fyodorovich Godunov (/ˈɡɒdənˌɔːf, ˈɡʊd-/;Russian: Бори́с Фёдорович Годуно́в, IPA: [bɐˈrʲis ɡədʊˈnof]; c. 1551 – 23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605) ruled the Tsardom of Russia as de facto regent from c. 1585 to 1598 and then as the first non-Rurikid tsar from 1598 to 1605. The end of his reign saw Russia descend into the Time of Troubles.

Boris Godunov was the most noted member of an ancient, now extinct, Russian family of Tatar origin (Chet), which came from the Horde to Kostroma in the early 14th century. This legend is written in the annals dating from early 17th century. He was descended from the Tatar Prince Chet, who went from the Golden Horde to Russia and founded the Ipatiev Monastery in Kostroma. Boris was the son of Feodor Ivanovich Godunov "Krivoy" ("the one-eyed") (died, c. 1568–1570) and his wife Stepanida Ivanovna. His older brother Vasily died young and without issue.

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