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Aug 25, 1530
Born
Ivan was born in Kolomenskoye Russia. -
Dec 4, 1533
Father died
Grand Prince Vasily III of Moscow, Ivan's dad died -
Jun 13, 1538
Mother died
Yelena Glinskaya, Ivan's mother had died, supposedly from poison. -
Feb 14, 1554
Ivan getting married
Ivan got married to Anastasia Romanovna, his first wife -
Apr 28, 1554
Ivan (son) was born
Ivan's and Anastasia's son, Ivan was born -
Jul 18, 1557
Feodor (son) was born
Ivan's and Anastasia's son, Feodor was born. -
Nov 9, 1560
First wife dies
Ivan's first wife, Anastasia Romanovna died from illness. Suspecting the boyars to have poisoned her, Ivan fell into depression and became rageful, paranoid, and unpredictable. -
Apr 1, 1561
Ivan's second wife
Ivan got married to his second wife, Maria Temryukovna daughter of a Muslim prince. Died 1569 from poison. -
Aug 11, 1571
Ivan's third wife
Ivan got married for the third time to Marfa Sobakina. Marfa died that year from poisoning (possibly by her mother). Ivans paranoia kicked in and he started executing people in suspicion of her death -
Jun 26, 1572
Ivan's fourth wife
Ivan got married for the fourth time to Anna Koltovskaya, without the church's blessing because it was illegal for him to marry four times. Ivan was impatient with Anna's infertility, so in 1574 he threw her in prison. -
Oct 16, 1575
Ivan's fifth wife
Ivan got married for the fifth time to Anna Vasilchikova. Was sent to prison and murdered in 1577 -
Mar 16, 1579
Ivan's sixth wife
Ivan got married for the sixth time to Vasilisa Melentyeva. After a few months of being married, Ivan caught Vasilisa having an affair with another prince. He sent her to prison after forcing her to watch the prince being executed. -
May 17, 1580
Ivan's seventh wife
Ivan got married for the seventh time to Maria Dolgorukaya. The same as his last wife, Ivan caught Maria having an affair. He executed her by drowning. -
Dec 31, 1580
Beating daughter in law
Ivan beat his pregnant daughter in law, causing a miscarriage. -
Feb 10, 1581
Ivan's eighth wife
For the last time, Ivan married his eighth wife Maria Nagaya. As some of the other wives, Maria was sent to prison. Maria outlived Ivan, and was released from prison after his death in 1584 -
May 13, 1581
First son murder
In a fit of rage, Ivan killed his first son, Ivan. His first son, Ivan, was his only viable child to rule Russia. -
Died
Ivan died from a stroke, leaving Russia to his son Feodor.
