2026-05-26 14:57 UTC
#Wikipedia rabbit hole: False Dimitri I - Tsar of Russia from 1605.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_Dmitry_I
Claimed to be the son of Ivan the Terrible, who disappeared at age 8. His mother went: "Sure, seems legit".
9 days into his reign: "His body was hacked to pieces, burned, and then the ashes fired from a cannon towards Poland."
But wait... a couple years after, Tsar False Dimitri II enters the scene.
#Rabbithole #History #Russia
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@oxpal@mastodon.coffee 2026-05-26 14:59
Tsar False Dimitri II was a beggar, soon leading 100,000 men to Moscow, because he claimed to be Dimitri having survived the 2nd assassination. Dimitri I's just wedded wife was: "Sure, that's my husband" (although he had nothing in common). Ends up with cut-off head. ... but wait... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_Dmitry_II