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Ivan the Terrible

By hallie anselmi
  • Birth
    Aug 25, 1530

    Birth

    Ivan the Terrible was born in 1530 in the Grand Duchy of Muscovy, Russia
  • Ivan's Life as a Child
    Jan 1, 1533

    Ivan's Life as a Child

    Ivan's father died when he was 3 years old. Ivan also took over the thrown at age three along with his mother. (est)
  • Mother Dies
    Jan 1, 1538

    Mother Dies

    When Ivan IV was only 8 years old his mother passed away. This left Ivan to be an orphan czar. (est)
  • The First Czar of Russia
    Oct 6, 1547

    The First Czar of Russia

    Ivan was crowned the very first Czar of Russia in 1547. He also married Anastasia Romanovna. (est)
  • Foreign policy
    Nov 18, 1550

    Foreign policy

    Ivan IV had two main goals:
    - to resist the Mongol Golden Horde
    - to gain access to the Baltic Sea. (est)
  • First Wife Dies
    Oct 6, 1560

    First Wife Dies

    Anastasia dies. Ivan becomes very depressed and erratic. (est)
  • Period: Nov 18, 1560 to

    Reign of Terror

    Over the next 24 years, Ivan IV became a nightmare and killed thousands of people. These people were mainly boyars because he believed thay had poisened his wife. He also beat his pregnant daughter in-law causing a miscarriage and killed his eldest son and heir. (est)
  • Prince
    Oct 6, 1574

    Prince

    Ivan was named Prince of Moscow (est)
  • Death of a Mad Man

    Death of a Mad Man

    Ivan the Terrible finally died on March 18th, 1584, of an apparent stroke.