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Period: 1522 to 1556
New Land
Ivan gained control over Kazan and Astrakhan, which extended Russia further over towards the east. -
1530
Ivan's wife is born
Ivan's spouse, Anastasia Romanovna Zakharyina-Yurieva is born in 1530, the same year he was born. -
Aug 25, 1530
Ivan the Terrible is born
Ivan is born on August 25, 1530, in Kolomenskoy, Moscow, Russia. -
Dec 3, 1533
Ivan's father dies
Ivan's father, Vasili III of Russia died when the heir was only three years old. -
Apr 4, 1538
Ivan's mother dies
The heir's mother, Elena Glinskaya, dies on April 4, 1538. Ivan is only 8 years old. -
1547
Ivan becomes Russia's first tsar
Ivan becomes the first Grand Prince to become Russia's tsar at the age of 16. He was crowned tsar of Muscovy. -
1547
Moscow becomes the capital of Russia
Moscow is named the capital of Russia the same year he is crowned Tsar. -
1549
New Russian Advancement
Ivan the Terrible appointed new councilmembers, beginning the constructive period of his reign. During his constructive period, he reformed tax collections, rural regions, and church reforms. -
Period: 1555 to 1561
St. Basil's Cathedral built
in 1555-1561, Ivan built St Basil's Cathedral. -
Aug 7, 1560
Ivan's spouse dies
Anastasia Romanovna Zakharyina-Yurieva, Ivan's spouse dies on August 7th, 1560, in Kolomenskoye, Moscow, Russia. She died due to a lingering illness. -
Nov 16, 1581
Ivan the Terrible kills his son, Ivan
Ivan kills his eldest son, also named Iva on November 16, 1581. This left his youngest and politally incapable son Feodor to take power. -
Ivan on the brink of death
Ivan was on the brink of death. He was so desperate to continue to live that he went to visit witches and soothsayers to keep him alive. -
Ivan dies
on March 28, 1584, Ivan the Terrible dies of a stroke. His youngest son, Feodor Ivanovich to power.
