Fyodor III (redirected from Fyodor Alekseyevich)

Fyodor III

 Russian Fyodor Alekseyevich

(born May 30, 1661, Moscow, Russia—died April 27, 1682, Moscow) Tsar of Russia (1676–82). He ascended the throne on the death of his father, Alexis, but youth and poor health prevented him from actively participating in government. Various advisers dominated his administration, notably Vasily Golitsyn, who instituted military reforms, limited the power of the aristocracy, and fostered the development of Western culture. The childless Fyodor was succeeded by his brother Ivan V and half brother Peter I, for whose widespread reforms Fyodor's reign had laid the groundwork.