Ivan the Terrible

By s-sfarias
  • Period: 1530 to

    Ivan's Reign

  • 1547

    Marriage to Anastasiya

  • Jan 16, 1547

    Crowned Tsar of Russia

    Crowned Tsar of Russia
  • 1554

    Birth of firstborn son - Ivan V

    Scholars would later say that he was the only viable heir to the throne after Ivan
  • 1557

    Birth of secod son (Fydor)

    Birth of secod son (Fydor)
    After his death, an era began in Russia of constant troubling in tsar power. This era would later be known as the "Time of Troubles"
  • 1558

    Livonian War

    Livonian War
    Ivan went to war because he had wanted to establish trading relations with Europe and in doing so tried to establish rule in Livonia. His intentions for this 24 year war was for economic efforts for the betterment in Russia.
  • 1560

    Death of first wife

    Death of first wife
    Ivan would later marry five other wives.
  • Nov 16, 1581

    Ivan (tsar) kills his son, Ivan (firstborn heir).

    Ivan (tsar) kills his son, Ivan (firstborn heir).