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Ivan IV's father, Basil III, dies when Ivan is three years old.
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Ivan's mother, Yelena Glinskaya, dies in 1538. Ivan believed this was due to the boyar families poisoning her, developing a hatred for the boyars.
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Ivan IV marries Anastasia Romanovna, belonging to an earlier boyar family.
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In March 1553, Ivan contracts a high fever. Durin his illness, he demanded the princes and boyars to swear allegiance to his baby son, Dmitri, most of which were unwilling to do so. Ivan recovered, but never forgave those who disobeyed him while he was ill.
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Ivan's wife, Anastasia Romanovna dies, leading Ivan into paranoia.
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Ivan IV marries Maria Temryukovna, his second wife, but two years after he is bored, and she and her heir dies for a mysterious reason.
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Ivan had seven marriages between 1561 and 1581. While Ivan is unwilling to settle, all six of his brides and their heirs become deceased. In 1581, Ivan married is eighth and last wife, Maria Nagaya, whom he lived with until his death in March 1584, preparing to play a game of checkers.
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In1564, Ivan left his post, retreating northeast of Moscow. After being begged to return, he is granted absolute power, attaining the right to punish whomever he wanted, as well as rule over surrounding regions.
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Ivan IV murders his oldest son and heir, eventually leaving the nation to be ruled by his weak son, Feodor, and a Time of Troubles for Russia.
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In 1581, Ivan beat his daughter-in-law, Yelena Sheremeteva, while pregnant, for wearing flagrant clothes, which is said to have caused a miscarriage
