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Ivan the Terrible Biographical Timeline

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  • Dec 5, 1530

    Birth

    Ivan the Terrible was born
  • Sep 5, 1533

    Came up to the throne

    After the death of his father, Ivan took the throne at the age of three.
  • Dec 5, 1533

    Ivan's father dies

  • Dec 5, 1538

    Ivan's mother dies

  • Dec 5, 1547

    Crowned Tsar

    At the age of 16, Ivan seized power and was crowned the first Czar.
  • Dec 5, 1547

    Married Anastasia

  • Dec 5, 1549

    Appointed a council of advisors

  • Dec 5, 1552

    Ivan's armies crushed the Tartar khanates of Kazan and Astrakhan

  • Dec 5, 1556

    Instituted regulations on the obligations of the Boyars

  • Dec 5, 1560

    Anastasia Dies

    Ivan's "bad period" begins after the death of his wife, Anastasia

  • Ivan dies

  • Ivan kills his oldest son

    Ivan's rage and anger led him to kill his oldest son and heir, leaving his weakest son the throne.