Ivan the Terrible By mhasselbalch 1530 Birth Born in Kolomenskoye, Duchy of Muscovy, Russia 1533 Death of father Ivan's father, Basil III, dies 1538 Ivan's mother dies 1547 Ivan is crowned Tsar of Russia 1547 Marries Anastasiya Romanovna 1549 Ivan creates advising counsel 1554 First son born Ivan 1557 Second son born Fyodor 1560 Death of first wife Period: 1560 to 1584 Reign of Terror 1565 Oprichniki is created 1581 Ivan kills his son Only heir, Ivan, is murdered by father 1584 Ivan the Terrible dies Moscow, Russia