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Born near Moscow, he was the long-awaited son of Vasilly III.
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Father had died when he was only 3.
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Ivan's life took a dramatic turn, he changed his personality and his policies. In 1533 he suffered a fatal illness.
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Ivan's mother ruled as regent until her death in 1538, when he was 8.
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Ivan and his wife Anastasia got married on the 3rd of February 1547.
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Anastasia gave birth to a total of six children, Anna, Maria, Dmitry, Ivan, Eudoxia, and Feodor.
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In the summer of 1560, Anastasia fell ill to a lingering illness, in consequences to these events, Ivan suffered a severe emotional collapse suspecting that his wife had been a victim or malicious actions and had been poisoned by the Boyers.
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She died August 7, 1560.
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In 1581, during a violent dispute Ivan accidentally killed his eldest son – the groomed and chosen heir – Ivan Ivanovich, hitting him with his pointed staff.
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IN 1581m Ivan had beat his pregnant daughter-in-law for wearing immodest clothing and this may have caused a miscarriage.
