Ivan the terrible

Ivan the Terrible

  • Date of Birth
    Aug 25, 1530

    Date of Birth

  • Period: Aug 25, 1530 to

    Ivan the Terrible

    This is the great story of Ivan the Terrible's life
  • Father died
    1533

    Father died

  • Mother Died
    1538

    Mother Died

    Assumed to be poisoned by the class of Boyer's (Russian nobles) and this really stemmed his hate for the Boyer class.
  • Got married to Anastasia
    1547

    Got married to Anastasia

    This is wife 1/7
  • Ivan Came to Power
    1547

    Ivan Came to Power

  • "Bad Period"
    1547

    "Bad Period"

    this is when Ivan's leadership became very corrupt.
  • Took control of Kazan and Astrakhan
    1552

    Took control of Kazan and Astrakhan

    This was happening for a long period of time
  • "Good Period"
    1555

    "Good Period"

    This was a time where Ivan was very Economically successful and he used his power for good in some ways
  • Anastasia Died
    1560

    Anastasia Died

    She was known to be his one true love and once she died after everyone else it set him over the edge
  • Killed his Own Son
    1580

    Killed his Own Son

    They got in a 'Heated arguement' about how Ivan had beat his daughter- in- law because she wore immodest clothing
  • On The brink Of Death

    On The brink Of Death

    He had been obsessed with the idea of death and since he was ill and old he would go to see witches and soothers to see if he could live a longer life
  • The Day of His Death

    He was known to die during a game of chess after having a stroke.