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On August 25th, 1530 Ivan the terrible was born to Basil III and Elena Glinskya.
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Ivan's father died from abscess, it was a type of infection
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Most historians think that she died from poisoning and most evidence supports this.
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Ivan the terrible was Russia's first tsar, meaning he had complete control over all of Russia.
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This was a huge event for Ivan's life because after her death he blamed everyone causing him to kill innocent people thinking they poisoned her.
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Ivan left his post in Moscow and went to a hunting lodge and people begged him to come back, he said he would on one condition, absolute power.
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After the death of his wife he started killing thousands of people daily through public executions and false accusations. The Russian people began to grow afraid of him and his actions.
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Ivan set out to capture Poland but ended up failing making him seem less threatening to other nations.
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During a heated argument Ivan killed his son, soon after he realized what he had done and fell ill.
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He fell ill and died shortly after he accidentally killed his son.
