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Aug 25, 1530
Ivan Chetvyorty Vasilyevich is born
Ivan Chetvyorty Vasilyevich was born on August 25, 1530, in the Grand Duchy of Muscovy -
Jan 1, 1533
Ivan Becomes Czar
Ivan becomes the first Russian Czar. -
Period: Jan 1, 1547 to Jan 1, 1560
Ivan's Good Period
First Period of rule.
-Added Land
-Codified Laws to Unite Russia
-Ruled justly and fairly -
Jan 1, 1560
Ivan's wife dies
Wife dies of mysterious illness. Ivan believes Anastasia to be murdered. Beginning of his bad ruling period.
-blamed boyards and began to kill them
-secret police (Oprichnina) killed anyone he considered a traitor or a threat -
Period: Jan 1, 1560 to
The Bad Period
Second Period of Rule. -
Jan 1, 1581
Kills oldest son
Ivan the Terrible kills his oldest son over the argument about what his son's wife was wearing the day she died. -
Jan 1, 1581
Ivan leaves throne to his youngest son
Son was unable to rule due to his mental challenges.
-Ivan's son died without an heir
-The boyars struggle for power -
Michael Romanov is selected as the next Czar
Romanov begin's a dynasty in Russia that will last the next 300 years and brings back stability to Russia. -
Peter the Great is born
Peter, later called Peter the Great is born. -
Period: to
Peter begins his rule
Alexis and Peter were proclaimed co-Czars because they were under age. Alexis was his older brother who was feeble minded and unable to rule.
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