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Aug 25, 1530
Ivan the Terrible was born in Moscow, Russia.
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Dec 3, 1533
Ivan's dad, Vasili lll, died when Ivan was only three.
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Apr 4, 1538
Ivan's mother, Elena, died when he was eight, from what could have been poison.
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Jan 16, 1547
Ivan was crowned tsar of Muscovy.
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Feb 3, 1547
Ivan married Anastasia Romanovna.
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Jun 1, 1555
Ivan ordered the building of Saint Basil Cathedral.
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Aug 7, 1560
Ivan's wife, Anastasia, died, and he became much more cruel after that point.
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Dec 3, 1564
Ivan moved out of Russia and only agreed to return if he was granted absolute power.
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Nov 19, 1581
Ivan accidentally killed his son, Ivan, after getting in an argument about his daughter-in-law
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Ivan died in Moscow, Russia.
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Peter the Great was born in Moscow, Russia.
Peter the Great was born in Moscow, in 1672. -
Peter becomes cotsar of Russia with his brother Ivan V.
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After the death of Ivan V, Peter became the sovereign of all Russia.
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Peter had a "showdown" with Sophia, and ended up placing her in a convent.
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Peter started war with Sweden to try and gain access to the Baltic Sea
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Peter established St. Petersburg by the Baltic Sea.
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Peter moved the capital of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
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Peter secretly executed his son, Alexei for treason.
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Peter declared Russia an Empire and named himself Emperor.
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Peter died in 1725 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Peter died in 1725 in St. Petersburg, Russia.