Fyodor Basmanov

This nickname was given to an individual named Daniil Pleshcheev, Basmanov's grandfather, who was a postelnichy [ru] of Vasily III, or a person who would make the bed of the ruler.

Prince Kurbsky in his letters accuses the elder Basmanov of exploiting his son Fyodor to fall into the good graces of the Tsar.

[2][4] In 1564, Alexei and Fyodor were active in Ryazan against the Tatars, and for their bravery, both were bestowed a golden medal by the Tsar.

[2] Certain contemporaries of Basmanov, including Prince Kurbsky[7] and Heinrich von Staden, made accusations against Fyodor of having a homosexual relationship with the Tsar.

[2] Albert Schlichting [ru], a foreigner who had also traveled in Muscovy, wrote that Basmanov could manipulate the Tsar to execute any of his enemies, and that this led to the death of Ovchina.

[16] It is documented that he married a member of the Sitsky noble family [ru], Varvara Sitskaya, a niece of the late Tsaritsa Anastasia Romanovna.

[17] Pyotr would go on to be a close confidant of Tsar Boris Godunov, and was killed in 1606; Ivan died in 1604 in battle.