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Ivan the Terrible

By R_Bayes_SZN
  • Birth
    Aug 25, 1530

    Birth

    Ivan the IV is born.
  • Reign Begins
    Dec 4, 1533

    Reign Begins

    Ivan takes the throne at age 3. This is due to his fathers death the day before
  • Tsar of Muscovy
    Jan 16, 1547

    Tsar of Muscovy

    Ivan is thefirst person to be crowned the Tsar (king) of Muscovy
  • Period: Jan 1, 1552 to Jan 1, 1556

    Tartar khanates of Kazan

    Ivan's army expands Muscovy to the Urals, in the caspian sea of the south
  • Death of Anastasia Romanovna
    Aug 7, 1560

    Death of Anastasia Romanovna

    The death of Ivan's wife lead to a more erratic rule.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1561 to

    Reign of Terror

    Over 24 years Ivan beat his daughter-in-law, causing a micarrige, killed his son while in rage, blinded the architect of St. Basils Cathedral and created the first official secret Russian police force. this earned him the nickname "Grozny" translating into "awesome".
  • Death of Ivan the Terrible

    Death of Ivan the Terrible

    WIth Ivan's health becoming poor he dies of an apparent stroke leaving his weakest son in charge who is physically and mentally unfit for the throne.