Feodor I of Russia
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Feodor I Ivanovich (Russian: Фёдор I Иоаннович) (May 31, 1557 - January 6/7, 1598) (sometimes spelt Fyodor) was the last Rurikid Tsar of Russia (1584 - 1598), son of Ivan the Terrible and Anastasia Romanovna. He is known as Feodor the Bellringer in consequence of his inclination to travel the land and ring the bells at churches.
Feodor, reputedly mentally retarded, took little interest in politics. He was of pious character and spent most of his time in prayers. Having inherited a land devastated by the excesses of his father Ivan the Terrible, he left the task of governing the country to his able brother-in-law, Boris Godunov. When his only daughter died in infancy, the tsar approached a state of mental breakdown. His failure to procreate brought an end to the centuries-old Rurik dynasty and led Russia into the Time of Troubles.
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| Feodor I of Russia | Father: Ivan IV of Russia |
Paternal Grandfather: Vasili III of Russia |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Ivan III of Russia |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Sophia Paleologue |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Elena Glinskaya |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Prince Vasili Lvovich Glinsky |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Princess Anna of Serbia |
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| Mother: Anastasia of Russia |
Maternal Grandfather: Roman Zakharyin |
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| Preceded by Ivan IV |
Tsar of Russia 1584–1598 |
Succeeded by Boris Godunov |
