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Born in Kolomenskoye, Russia
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Ivan's father died suddenly when Ivan was three and Ivan was claimed the Grand Prince
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She died when Ivan was eight years old. Ivan saw her replaced by a group of noblemen fiercely fighting for power.
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He was proclaimed as Russia's first Tsar
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Ivan marries his first wife who he cared for dearly
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Ivan fell very ill but he came back from it
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Anastasiya died of illness. Ivan thought the Boyars had poisoned her.
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Ivan left Moscow in paranoia of the Boyars but the people wanted him back. Ivan agreed to come back only if he got absolute power.
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Oprichniki were the secret police force that Ivan created. They went into a large killing spree rampage because Ivan wanted to get whoever had poisoned his wife so he killed hundreds of Boyars.
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Ivan beat his pregnant daughter in-law because she was dressed inappropriately, causing her to have a miscarriage.
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There is a lot of controversy as to how Ivan killed his son but the most reasonable one is; because of how mad his son made him, so he hit his son over the head with a stick.
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Ivan died while playing chess because he had a stoke
