Ivan

Ivan the Terrible

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  • 1547

    Start of Ivans "good period"

    When Ivan won great victories, added lands to Russia, gave Russia a code of laws, and ruled justly
  • Ivan's First marrage
    1547

    Ivan's First marrage

    This was when Ivan married his first wife Anastasiya Romanovna
  • Ivan's rule
    Jan 16, 1547

    Ivan's rule

    Ivan was crowned "tsar and grand prince of all Russia
  • 1560

    Death of first wife

    The death of Ivan's first wife, Anastasia, put Ivan into a deep mood of depression.
  • 1560

    End of Ivans "good period"

    Started with the death of his first wife
  • Period: 1560 to 1581

    Start and end of Ivans "bad period"

    Started with Ivan's first wife Anastasia died. From then on Ivan killed many boyars, organized his own police force that would kill.
  • Ivan murrdered his own son
    1581

    Ivan murrdered his own son

    This was 3 years before Ivan died, he had killed his own son and heir