Editing Ivan V of Russia (section)

==Early life and accession==
Ivan V was born in 1666 in [[Moscow]], the youngest son of Tsar Alexis and Maria Miloslavskaya. Only two of his older brothers survived childhood; his eldest brother, [[Tsarevich Alexei Alexeyevich of Russia|Alexei]], died aged 15 in 1670, therefore his second brother, [[Feodor III of Russia|Feodor]], became tsar upon the death of their father. When Feodor died in 1682 without issue, the court was faced with a crisis of succession, because Ivan, the next-oldest brother, was thought to be "infirm in body and mind."{{sfn|Kelly|1854|p=226}} It was proposed that he be passed over in favor of his younger half-brother, Peter, who was only 10 years old at this time, but was healthy in mind and body, and could be expected to provide adequate leadership in adulthood.{{sfn|Thackeray|Findling|2012|p=19}}

The church and the [[Naryshkin family|Naryshkins]] (family of Peter's mother, [[Natalya Naryshkina]]) supported Peter's proposed ascension to the throne. However, the family of Ivan V's mother (the Miloslavski) and Ivan's older sister, [[Sofia Alekseyevna of Russia|Sofia Alekseyevna]], in particular, disputed the move. Rumors spread around Moscow that Feodor III had been poisoned and Ivan strangled by [[boyars]] so that the 10-year-old Peter could become Tsar. These rumours fomented the [[Moscow Uprising of 1682]], and the ''[[streltsy]]'' stormed the [[Kremlin]]. These disturbances subsided only after Ivan appeared in person in the city, and proved to everyone that he was alive and well.{{sfn|Thackeray|Findling|2012|p=19}}

The ''streltsy'' demanded that Ivan be named tsar, and a compromise was found by declaring Ivan and Peter as co-rulers, with a [[regency]] government until the boys came of age. Sofia Alekseyevna, who had been influential at court during her brother Feodor's reign, was named regent.{{sfn|Kelly|1854|p=227}}
[[File:The Coronation of Ivan V & Pyotr I. June 25, 1682.jpg|thumb|Ivan V and Peter I being crowned as joint Tsars of Russia]]