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Jun 15, 1533
First Czar of Russia
Ivan IV came to power in 1533 as russia's first Czar at the age of 17 -
Jun 15, 1533
russuan absolute ruler
new era of kings called czars -
Period: Jun 15, 1533 to
Ivan the Terrible
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Jan 1, 1547
good perioid
ivan added land to the empire, colified laws to unite rusia, and he ruled justly and fairly -
Jan 1, 1560
ending the good and begining the bad
the bad period came and his wife dies of a mysterious illness. blamed boyars & began to kill them. his secret police killed anyone who was considered a traitor or a threat. -
Jun 12, 1581
killed oldest son
ivan killed his son over an arguement -
ivan the terrible dies
ivan dies of mercury poisoning during a chess game -
youngest son left the throne
couldnt rule becuase of mental chalenges -
son dies
ivans son died and left no heir to the throne -
boyars struggle for power
boyars search fornew czar -
michael romanov new czar
after ivan dies michael is the next czar of russia
