Shuysky
Sign in to saveThe House of Shuysky (Shuisky; ) was a Russian family of boyars and tsars, a cadet branch of the Rurikids.
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- Origins
- Muscovy
- The regency during the minority of Ivan IV
- Military service
- The last of the Shuiskys
- Polish branch
- References
- Further reading
The House of Shuysky (Shuisky; ) was a Russian family of boyars and tsars, a cadet branch of the Rurikids.
The surname is derived from the town of Shuya, of which the Shuiskys gained ownership in 1403. From 1606 to 1610, Vasili Shuisky ruled as tsar over Russia during the Time of Troubles. thumb|Tsar Vasily IV|Vasili IV.