This ruler's claim to the throne was based on his sister Irene's childless marriage to Feodor I and the death of Feodor's uncle Nikita.
Before this man became a ruler, he helped the Russian Orthodox Church get its own patriarch, and took away the power of peasants to transfer landowners. This ruler's claim to the throne was based on his sister Irene's childless marriage to Feodor I and the death of Feodor's uncle Nikita. As tsar, this man favored English merchants after receiving a flattering letter from Elizabeth I, but during his reign poor harvests led to severe food shortages. During and after his reign, several people tried to gain the throne by claiming to be the missing son of Ivan the Terrible. Name this tsar whose rule is considered the beginning of the Time of Troubles.
Before this man became a ruler, he helped the Russian Orthodox Church get its own patriarch, and took away the power of peasants to transfer landowners.
Boris Fyodorovich {Godunov}