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Aug 25, 1530
Ivan was born
Born in Kolomenskoye, Russia -
Period: Jan 16, 1533 to
Ivan ruled
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May 14, 1533
Ivan's father (Vasily III) died
Ivan's father died suddenly when Ivan was three and Ivan was claimed the Grand Prince -
Sep 14, 1538
Ivan's mother (Yelena Glinskaya) died
She died when Ivan was eight years old. Ivan saw her replaced by a group of noblemen fiercely fighting for power. -
Jan 16, 1547
Ivan Proclaimed First Tsar of Russia
He was proclaimed as Russia's first Tsar -
Feb 10, 1547
Ivan married Anastasiya
Ivan marries his first wife who he cared for dearly -
Aug 13, 1553
Ivan suffered near-fatal illness
Ivan fell very ill but he came back from it -
Jan 18, 1560
Anastasiya Died
Anastasiya died of illness. Ivan thought the Boyars had poisoned her. -
Jun 11, 1564
Ivan left Moscow
Ivan left Moscow in paranoia of the Boyars but the people wanted him back. Ivan agreed to come back only if he got absolute power. -
Jan 12, 1570
Large killing occured because of Opritchniki
Oprichniki were the secret police force that Ivan created. They went into a large killing spree rampage because Ivan wanted to get whoever had poisoned his wife so he killed hundreds of Boyars. -
Jan 8, 1581
Ivan beat his pregnant daughter in-law
Ivan beat his pregnant daughter in-law because she was dressed inappropriately, causing her to have a miscarriage. -
Jan 25, 1581
Ivan murdered his son
There is a lot of controversy as to how Ivan killed his son but the most reasonable one is; because of how mad his son made him, so he hit his son over the head with a stick. -
Ivan the Terrible died
Ivan died while playing chess because he had a stoke
