Ivan The Terrible Timeline

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  • Period: 1530 to

    Ivan IV The Terrible of Russia by Talia Hijazi

  • 1533

    Ivan is named Grand Duke

    Jan 1, 1533
    Became Grand Duke at only three years old.
  • Ivans father dies
    1533

    Ivans father dies

    Aug 25, 1533
  • Ivans mother dies
    1538

    Ivans mother dies

  • 1547

    Ivan becomes a Czar

    Jan 1, 1547
    Became Czar at sixteen years old.
  • 1547

    Married Anastasia

    1547 Ivan Married Anastasia who he held very dearly.
  • Ivan almost dies
    1553

    Ivan almost dies

    Ivan fell ill and seemed on the point of death, and he tried to guarantee the succession for his infant son.
  • Ivans "bad period" began
    1560

    Ivans "bad period" began

    1560 Ivan organized his own police force, became an absolute monarch, and killed thousands.
  • Anastasia (Ivans wife) dies
    1560

    Anastasia (Ivans wife) dies

    Aug 7, 1560
    Anastasia's death deeply affected Ivan which led to the "bad period".
  • 1564

    Ivan left Moscow

    1564, Ivan left Moscow and settled in a village called Aleksandrovsk.
  • Oprichnina was overthrown
    1571

    Oprichnina was overthrown

    1571 Ivan's Oprichniks were finally dissolved after the Tartars overthrew Moscow.
  • 1581

    Ivan The Terrible kills own son and heir

    Nov 19, 1581