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His dad who was Grand Prince Vasily III of Moscow, died when Ivan was only 3 years old.
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Elena Glinskaya was Ivan's mother. At the time of her death she was ruling for Ivan until he was old enough to rule. She allegedly died of poison.
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On this day Ivan was proclaimed Tsar and Grand Prince of all of Russia.
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On this day Ivan married his first wife, Anastasia Romanovna.
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During this time, Ivan was at war with Poland, Lithuania, and Sweden. He lost this war.
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Anastasia was killed supposedly by poison. This caused Ivan to kill many people who he thought did it.
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On this day, Ivan the Terrible married his second wife, Maria Temryukovna.
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Ivan kills his oldest son. He supposedly killed him by hitting him on the head.
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At this point of time, Ivan the Terrible took a year off from being leader of Russia.
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On this day, Ivan married another wife named, Maria Nagaya.
