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Aug 25, 1530
Birth
Ivan was born -
Dec 3, 1533
Ivan's dad died
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Apr 4, 1538
Ivan's mom died
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Dec 29, 1543
Ivan killed Prince Andrew Shuisky
When Ivan was 13 years old he ordered for Prince Andrew to be arrested and thrown to starving hunting dogs -
Feb 3, 1547
Ivan and Anastasia got married
Anastasia Romanovna was Ivan's first wife of 8 but she seemed to have the biggest impact on him -
Period: Aug 10, 1548 to Jul 20, 1550
Ivan's First Child (a daughter)
Ivan's first kid was a daughter named Tsarevna Anna Ivanova and she died when she was 2 years old -
Jan 1, 1550
Ivan embarked on Military Reform
He embarked on military reform which kind of made him like the father of the Russian army -
Mar 28, 1554
Ivan's First Son was Born
Ivan's first son (and eligible heir) was born
(This is also the son he later killed) -
Aug 7, 1560
Anastasia Romanovna Died
She died after they'd been together for 13 years and that's when Ivan became an absolute monarch -
Nov 16, 1581
Ivan killed his son
During a heated argument of sorts, Ivan killed his oldest son who was defending his wife -
Death
Ivan died while playing a game of chess -
Ivan killed one of his grandchildren
He saw his first son (Ivan's) pregnant wife and he thought she was dressed immodestly so he beat her with a stick until she miscarried. While his son was trying to defend his pregnant wife, Ivan the Terrible killed his son as well
