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Aug 25, 1530
Birth
Ivan the Terrible was born in 1530 in the Grand Duchy of Muscovy, Russia -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
Oct 6, 1574
Prince
Ivan was named Prince of Moscow (est) -
Death of a Mad Man
Ivan the Terrible finally died on March 18th, 1584, of an apparent stroke.
