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Aug 25, 1530
Ivan was born
born in Kolomenskoye, near Moscow (now Russia). -
Period: Aug 25, 1530 to Jun 18, 1538
Ivan was neglected
Ivan and his brother were often neglected as young children -
Apr 23, 1547
married 1st wife
Anastasia romanovna -
Period: 1548 to
poetry, and letters
Over his life time, Ivan wrote many poems and letter. His hymn, "Stichiron No. 1 in Honor of St. Peter", and fragments of his letters were put into music by Rodion Shchedrin and released in 1988. -
Aug 10, 1548
birth of his first child
Tsarevna Anna Ivanovna (10 August 1548 – 20 July 1550) -
1564
Nicknamed
The English word terrible is usually used to translate the Russian word grozny in Ivan's nickname, but this is a somewhat archaic translation. -
Period: Aug 18, 1570 to Dec 28, 1579
married 5 wives
in the 1570's Ivan married 5 woman -
1575
Pretended to resign from his title
this was the second time Ivan pretended to resign from his title -
Aug 7, 1579
Vasilisa Melentyeva dies
ivan iv's sixth wife died in 1579 -
Jul 17, 1581
Beats pregnant daughter in law
Ivan beat his daughter in law because she was wearing immodest clothing. This caused her to miscarry the baby. -
Nov 16, 1581
Murder of his oldest son
After a fit of rage he murdered his son -
Ivan is dead
he died of a stroke while playing chess
