Dmitry Ivanovich (Russian: Дмитрий Иванович; 11 October 1552 – 26 June 1553) was the eldest son of Ivan the Terrible, the Tsar of all Russia, and as such the first Tsarevich (heir apparent).

Dmitry was born as the third child and first son of Ivan IV of Russia ("the Terrible") by his first wife, Anastasia Romanovna.

During a severe illness, Ivan asked the boyars to take an oath, making his infant son his heir apparent and the first Tsarevich.

While on the Sora River, the royal boat was hit by a wave, it overturned,[2] and the Tsesarevich was dropped by his wet nurse.

[2] A chronicle records that Maximus the Greek, who had recently visited Ivan, allegedly foresaw the death of the Tsesarevich.