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Ivan the terrible

By s-oklinkenberg
  • Birth
    Aug 25, 1530

    Birth

    He was born on August 25, 1530 in Moscow Russia
  • Father's Death
    Dec 3, 1533

    Father's Death

    Ivan's Father, Vasili III, died of sepsis when Ivan was only 3
  • Mother's death
    Apr 4, 1538

    Mother's death

    Ivan's mother, Ylena Glinskaya, dies of alleged poisoning
  • Period: Apr 4, 1538 to Jan 16, 1547

    Struggle

    With the death of his parents, many of the boyars, land owning nobles, fought for control of young Ivan and the Russian Empire
  • Marriage
    Feb 17, 1547

    Marriage

    Ivan marries Anastasiya Romanovna
  • Sep 23, 1554

    First son

    Ivan' first son, also named Ivan, is born
  • Second son
    May 31, 1557

    Second son

    Ivan's second son, Fyodor, was born
  • Jun 13, 1564

    Flee

    In 1564 he left Moscow and vowed to never return, although he later returned to help keep the peace
  • Murder
    Jul 5, 1581

    Murder

    In a fit of rage Ivan kills his only suitable heir, Ivan.
  • Death

    Death

    Ivan dies of a stroke while playing chess