Ivan the Terrible By George Dumars 1533 Father died 1538 Mother died Possibly of poisoning 1547 Mysterious fire destroyed a large portion of Moscow It ended up getting blamed on Ivan's mothers family which caused many problems 1547 Appoints a selected council 1547 Marries Anastasia Romanovna 1554 Son Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich is born 1560 Wife Anastasia dies 1561 Remarries to Maria Temryukovna 1581 Killed His older son and heir in a fit of rage 1584 Feeble minded and weak son Fyodor successes him after Ivan's death