Ivan The Terrible

Ivans vendetta starts

1538

Ivan and his brother felt neglected by two of the three boyar families trying to control Russia, this sparks his vendetta against the boyar families of Russia

Ivan's mother Dies

1538

At the age of 8 he was left in the care of boyars after his mothers death, The boyars often beat and starved him.This lead to his hatred toward boyars and his domestic policy against them later in life.

Marries Anastasia

1547

Ivan marries the beautiful Anastasia from the Romanov family, they are boyars and the Romanov's are important in life later on.

Marries Anastasia

1547

Ivan marries the beautiful Anastasia if the Romanov family, the Romanov family is a boyar family that is important later in life.

Apointing of his council

1549

Ivan appoints people to his council starting Ivan's constructive period of his reign. During this time he reforms rural regions, church reforms, and tax collections

Ivan expands

1552

Ivan gains control of Kazan and Astrakhan expanding Russia farther into the east

Builds St Basil's Cathedral

1555

Ivan builds a Cathedral that is so beautiful it is rumored that the architect blinded himself so that he could never see something as beautiful.

Ivan's Bad Period

1560

After the death of his wife Anastasia Ivan began his bad period being a cruel and absolute Monarch and started to kill anyone who opposed him or he suspected of treason

Anastasia Dies

1560

His wife dies Anastasia dies, Ivan blames the Boyars for the death of Anastasia and says that they poisoned her, this brings his vendetta against the Boyars out and causes him to lash out at them.

Anastasia Dies

1560

His wife Anastasia dies, Ivan thought that the boyars posioned her he then starts to take action against the boyars

Ivan gains Absolute Power

1564

Ivan left Moscow, people begged him to come back he said that he would only come back on the condition of Absolute power and if he was given the right to punish whoever he wanted whenever he wanted. This started Ivan reign of terror and gave him the nick name Ivan the Terrible.

The Murder of a town

1570

Ivan murders St. Philip for the sin of sorcery and begins the massacre of great Novgorod.He personally led his army in this terrifying campaign. He believed the town to be full of traitors and killed thousands.

Death of his Heir

1581

Ivan beat his pregnant daughter in law for wearing revealing clothing, His second son and heir to throne upon learning about this get in a argument and Ivan kills him with a fatal blow to the head, killing his most qualified heir to the throne.

Ivan makes a fatal mistake

1581

Ivan hits his second son on the head after a heated argument, this caused his second son and most qualified heir to die