Russia Absolutisim Timeline

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  • Aug 25, 1530

    Ivan the terrible was born

    Ivan the terrible was born
    Ivan was born on August 25, 1530. He was born at approimately 6:00p.m.
  • Dec 1, 1533

    Ivans father dies

    Ivans father dies on December 1, 1533.
  • Mar 17, 1553

    Ivan gets sick

    Ivan refuses to swear allegience to his son.
  • Jun 29, 1553

    Dmitri dies

    Dmitri is Ivans son and on June 29, 1553 he died.
  • Aug 7, 1560

    Anastasia dies

    Ivan's wife Anastasia dies. Ivan blames the Boyars for her death.
  • Nov 19, 1581

    Ivan kills his oldest son

    Ivan kills he heir and oldest son Tsarevich.

  • Ivan the Terribles death

    Ivan the Terribles death
    Ivan died of a stroke while playing chess.

  • Peter The Great was born

    Peter The Great was born
    Peter the great was born on June 9, 1672 in Moscow, Russia.

  • Peter the Great takes control of Russian Empire

    Peter the Great takes control of Russian Empire
    Peter the Great was appointed Czar after the previous ruler had died and the empire had an outbreak in chaos.

  • Peter the Great defeats Swedish

    Peter the Great defeats Swedish
    In 1709, Peter defeated the Swedish army by purposely directing their troops to the city of Poltva, in the midst of an unbearable Russian winter.

  • Peter The Great death

    Peter The Great death
    Peter The Great died in 1725 after contracting a fever several months before.