Ivan the Terrible

By owenmer9
  • Mar 15, 1533

    Death of Father

    Death of Father
    His dad who was Grand Prince Vasily III of Moscow, died when Ivan was only 3 years old.
  • Apr 3, 1538

    Death of Mother

    Death of Mother
    Elena Glinskaya was Ivan's mother. At the time of her death she was ruling for Ivan until he was old enough to rule. She allegedly died of poison.
  • Jan 1, 1547

    Tsar and Grand Prince of Russia

    On this day Ivan was proclaimed Tsar and Grand Prince of all of Russia.
  • Mar 8, 1547

    Marriage of First Wife

    Marriage of First Wife
    On this day Ivan married his first wife, Anastasia Romanovna.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1558 to

    War

    During this time, Ivan was at war with Poland, Lithuania, and Sweden. He lost this war.
  • Jan 1, 1560

    Wife Dies

    Anastasia was killed supposedly by poison. This caused Ivan to kill many people who he thought did it.
  • Jan 1, 1561

    Second Wife

    Second Wife
    On this day, Ivan the Terrible married his second wife, Maria Temryukovna.
  • Mar 3, 1561

    Ivan Kills Son

    Ivan kills his oldest son. He supposedly killed him by hitting him on the head.
  • Sep 23, 1575

    Abdication

    At this point of time, Ivan the Terrible took a year off from being leader of Russia.
  • Mar 5, 1581

    Another Wife

    Another Wife
    On this day, Ivan married another wife named, Maria Nagaya.