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Aug 25, 1530
Ivan IV was born
Was born in Kolomenskoye, near Moscow Russia -
Dec 4, 1533
Ivan starts his riegn
Ivan came to the throne at the age of 3 -
Dec 4, 1533
Father's Death
Ivan's father dies. This causes problems for the entire country -
1547
Ivan gets married
Ivan gets married to Anastasiia Romanovna, a great-aunt of the future first tsar of the Romanov dynasty -
Period: 1547 to 1560
Good period
Through out these years, Ivan was a great leader and had many achievements that gave him the title. -
Period: 1560 to 1581
Bad Period
The "bad period" for Ivan started after his wife's death. When he accused the Boyars that they poisoned his wife he made a special police force that would track down the so called "traitors" that Ivan told them to find -
Aug 7, 1560
The beggining of the "Bad Period"
Anastasia was said to be poisoned by her own family members. Once Ivan heard, he went against the Boyars -
1581
A personal tragedy and natural disaster
During a violent quarrel, Ivan IV killed his oldest son and heir -
The death of Ivan the IV
