Ivan the Terrible

By lennie.loo123
  • Aug 25, 1530

    Date of Birth

    Born in the Grand Duchy of Muscovy, Russia to members of the Rurik dynasty
  • Period: Dec 25, 1533 to

    Ruled

  • Crowned
    Dec 25, 1547

    Crowned

    Ivan became tsar of Muscovy, and that same year married Anastasia Romanovna
  • Dec 25, 1549

    Council of advisers found

    Ivan needed them to help institute his reforms
  • Dec 25, 1556

    Instituted regulations

    Instituted regulations on the obligations of the boyar class in service of the crown
  • Death of Wife, Behavior Worsens
    Dec 25, 1560

    Death of Wife, Behavior Worsens

    Ivan goes into a deep depression and behavior becomes more erratic
  • Period: Dec 25, 1560 to

    Reign of Terror

    These were the years that his behavior influenced his nickname
  • Killed Son
    Nov 16, 1581

    Killed Son

    This was one of the worst things he did during his reign of terror
  • Death

    Death

    Dreaded death, died from a stroke

  • Ivan's Armies

    They crushed the Tartar khanates of Kazan and Astrakhan