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Ivan "Ivan The Terrible" IV

By A_Senna_88
  • Sep 3, 1530

    Ivan IV Vasilyevich is Born

    Ivan IV Vasilyevich is Born
    Ivan "Ivan the Terrible" IV was born in
    Kolomenskoye, Grand Duchy of Moscow.
  • Dec 3, 1533

    Ivan's Father Dies

    Ivan's Father Dies
    Ivan's father, Vasili III of Russia, dies. Ivan was only 3 years old when this happened.
  • Apr 4, 1538

    Ivan's Mother Dies

    Ivan's Mother Dies
    Ivan's mother, Elena Glinskaya, dies when Ivan is only 8 years old. The death of his mother leaves him in the care of boyars.
  • Jan 16, 1547

    Crowned Tsar of All Russias

    After fighting for power with the boyars, when Ivan is 16 he finally seizes power and it crowned "Tsar of All Russias".
  • Jan 27, 1547

    Ivan Marries his First Wife

    Ivan Marries his First Wife
    When Ivan is 16, he marries his first wife, Anastasia Romanov.
  • Aug 7, 1560

    Anastasia Dies

    Ivan's wife, Anastasia, dies. Ivan suspects that the Boyars poisoned her in an attempt to try and gain power.
  • Dec 3, 1564

    Ivan Threatens to Leave

    Ivan suddenly left Moscow and threatened to abolish the monarchy in Russia, but the leaderless people pleaded and he came back on one condition, that he be granted absolute power.
  • Nov 19, 1581

    Ivan Kills His Son

    Ivan Kills His Son
    When Ivan beat his daughter-in-law, he got into an argument with his son Ivan Ivanovich (the daughter-in-law's husband) and killed him when he struck him on the head with his scepter.

  • Ivan Dies

    Ivan Dies
    Ivan dies while supposedly playing chess.

  • Feodor Is Left to Rule

    Feodor Is Left to Rule
    Feodor I Ivanovich, the last child of Anastasia, is left to rule. He is physically and mentally incapable to rule. He also does not produce an heir to the throne and when he dies, which puts Russia in the Times of Troubles.