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Ivan the Terrible's father died and it lead to his unstable mental health
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His mother was killed when he was only 8 years old this event deeply saddened him as a young child
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Ivan had his first rival executed while he was 13 years old
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He was crowned the Tsar of Muscovy
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Ivan prepare for a campaign to force an exit to the sea. Ivan believed that trade with Europe depended on free access to the batic
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Upon the death of his first wife in 1560. Ivan went in a great depression and his behavior became more erratic
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In 1564 he unexpectedly left Moscow and retreated to his hunting lodge in northeast Moscow
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When Ivan retreated to his Hunting lodge people hunted him down and begged him to come back which he ended up doing because he was promised Absolute Power and he could punish whoever he wanted
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Ivan's first executions occurred after his frustration from the outcome of the Livonian war
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Ivan's invading were held back in part because of recent defector of Russia. This would lead to descent of him and his death
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Ivan had reason to believe that they had poisoned his mother and this lead to a very tense relationship
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He killed his son while in a heated argument with his first son about his pregnant daughter in law
