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Ivan was born in Kolomenskoye, Duchy of Muscovy, Russia
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Ivans mother was supposedly poisened.
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Ivan marries a beautiful lady named Anastasia Romanovna, she was a boyards daughter.
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The death of Ivan's wife, Anastasi, had a huge impact on his life. she was the only person who could calm him down when he was in a rage. with her gone this also started his bad period, he had no-one to calm him.
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The Opritchniki is basically a group of men picked mostly from the lower levels of military and society to become Ivans loyal "bodygaurds". they were chacked and if they seemed loyal enough, they were rewarded with land. they were used to complete the sinical plans of Ivan.
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The Opritchniki attacked the city of Novgorod, becuase Ivan believed they were planning to ally with Lithuania. Thousands of innocent people were hanged, drowned or deported. It is said the death toll varies between 15,000 and 60,000 people.
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During an argument, Ivan loose control and murderes his stongest, oldest son, who was supposed to be next in line for the throne. this lead to his younger, weaker brother taking the throne later on.
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Ivan died in Moscow, Russia
