Ivan the Terrible of Russia

Ivan is born

Aug 25, 1530

Ivan was born in Russia

The Prince

Dec 4, 1533

Very shortly after Ivan's father died, 3 year old Ivan was named the prince of Moscow. This caused lots of political crisis and changed Ivan's life forever.

Ivans Mother Died

1538

Ivan's mother died from being poisoned. The death of both of his parents led many nobles to fight for the power Ivan had. This created a very hard childhood for Ivan, as his things were stolen and he was a young child in charge of an entire country.

Marriage

1547

Ivan married Anastasiya Romanova, the great aunt of the future Tsar of the Roman Dynasty.

The Tsar

Jan 16, 1547

Ivan is crowned as the Tsar and Prince of Russia. He now had full control over everything that happened and overcame the nobles.

Ivans wife dies

1560

Anastasiya died and they only had 2 male heirs of the throne. This effected Ivan greatly and made him very sad.

More wives

1570

Ivan married even more women. He married five wives in succession over 9 years.

Ivan steps Down from the Throne

1575

Ivan took a break and stepped down from the throne for a year while Simeon Bekbulatovich took his place.

Ivan murdered his son

1581

Ivan Murdered his son Ivan which sparked the time of troubles or political Crisis in Russia. He had murdered his only heir to the throne.

Ivan dies

Mar 18, 1584

Ivan died in Moscow after living for 54 years and making a huge difference in Russia and other countries around the world. He left his country more civilized and advanced politically and culturally than it had been before.