Boris Godunov
| Boris Godunov | |||||
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Portrait in the Tsarsky titulyarnik (1672) | |||||
| Tsar of all Russia | |||||
| Reign | 3 March [O.S. 21 February] 1598 – 23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605 | ||||
| Coronation | 1 September 1598 | ||||
| Predecessor | Irina (disputed) or Feodor I | ||||
| Successor | Feodor II | ||||
| Born | 12 August [O.S. 2 August] 1552 Vyazma, Russia | ||||
| Died | 23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605 (aged 52) Moscow, Russia | ||||
| Burial | Godunov Mausoleum in front of the Cathedral of the Assumption at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius | ||||
| Spouse | Maria Skuratova-Belskaya | ||||
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| Dynasty | Godunov | ||||
| Religion | Russian Orthodox | ||||
Boris Feodorovich Godunov (/ˈɡɒdənɒf, ˈɡʊdənɒf/; Russian: Борис Фёдорович Годунов; 12 August [O.S. 2 August] 1552 – 23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605) was the de facto regent of Russia from 1585 to 1598 and then tsar from 1598 to 1605 following the death of Feodor I, the last of the Rurik dynasty. After the end of Feodor's reign, Russia descended into the Time of Troubles.