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Aug 25, 1530
Ivan was born
This is Ivan's birth date. -
Dec 4, 1533
Ivan came to the Throne
Ivan came to the Throne at age 3 in 1933, because both parents had passed away. -
1547
Ivan's Marriage
Ivan married Anastasia Romanovna, she was the great aunt of the first tsar of Romanov Dynasty. -
Period: 1547 to 1549
Religion
Ivan strengthened and organized Church affairs, this confirmed their religion Orthodoxy and made large number of Russian saints. -
Jan 16, 1547
Becoming the Tsar
Ivan was crowned "Tsar and grand prince of all Russia". -
1550
Ivan making changes when in charge
Ivan wrote a new and more elaborate legal code, this replaced the one made in 1497. Ivan reorganized the Russian central administration so that there would be different departments, which were in charge for a certain function of the state. Military services were made better, and reorganized, made it fair so that getting promotions wasn't based on their virtue of noble birth. -
1560
Death of Anastasia
Anastasia died, a boyar was convicted of poisoning her, this made Ivan rebel against the boyars. Ivan created his own police force, dressed in black and rode horses. -
Period: 1570 to 1579
Ivan marries other people
During this timespan Ivan managed to marry 5 different women, in 9 years. -
1575
Ivan steps down from the throne
Ivan stepped down from the throne for a year, and Simeon Bekbulatovich, Tatar Prince, took his place. -
1581
Ivan kills his eldest son
When Ivan is in a fit of rage he murders his eldest son. -
Ivan's death
This is Ivan's death date.
