Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great By SimoneSchade Aug 25, 1530 Ivan the Terrible was born in Moscow, Russia. Dec 3, 1533 Ivan's dad, Vasili lll, died when Ivan was only three. Apr 4, 1538 Ivan's mother, Elena, died when he was eight, from what could have been poison. Jan 16, 1547 Ivan was crowned tsar of Muscovy. Feb 3, 1547 Ivan married Anastasia Romanovna. Jun 1, 1555 Ivan ordered the building of Saint Basil Cathedral. Aug 7, 1560 Ivan's wife, Anastasia, died, and he became much more cruel after that point. Dec 3, 1564 Ivan moved out of Russia and only agreed to return if he was granted absolute power. Nov 19, 1581 Ivan accidentally killed his son, Ivan, after getting in an argument about his daughter-in-law Mar 28, 1584 Ivan died in Moscow, Russia. Jun 9, 1672 Peter the Great was born in Moscow, Russia. Peter the Great was born in Moscow, in 1672. May 7, 1682 Peter becomes cotsar of Russia with his brother Ivan V. Jan 1, 1692 After the death of Ivan V, Peter became the sovereign of all Russia. Jan 1, 1694 Peter had a "showdown" with Sophia, and ended up placing her in a convent. Jan 1, 1700 Peter started war with Sweden to try and gain access to the Baltic Sea May 27, 1703 Peter established St. Petersburg by the Baltic Sea. Jan 1, 1712 Peter moved the capital of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Jun 26, 1718 Peter secretly executed his son, Alexei for treason. Nov 2, 1721 Peter declared Russia an Empire and named himself Emperor. Feb 8, 1725 Peter died in 1725 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Peter died in 1725 in St. Petersburg, Russia.