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Aug 25, 1530
Ivan is born
Ivan was born in 1530 -
1533
Ivan came to power
Ivan came to power in 1533, when he was only three years old. -
Dec 4, 1533
His father died
When his father died, he became Grand Prince of Moscow. -
1547
Ivan married Anastasia
Ivan married his wife Anastasia. While she was alive Ivan was going through a "good period". -
Jan 16, 1547
Ivan was crowned czar
He was only 16 years old when this occurred. At this point, his "good period" had begun. -
Period: Jan 16, 1547 to 1560
Ivan's "good period"
This was the time of Ivan's "good period". he gave Russia a code of laws, ruled with justice, and saw reform of the legal system. -
1560
Anastasia died
When Anastasia died, Ivan began his "bad period". He blamed boyars for poisoning his wife and made it his life goal to hunt down anyone who he thought was a traitor. -
1575
Ivan married Anna Vasilchckova
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1581
Ivan beat his daughter-in-law
Ivan beat is pregnant daughter-in-law because the was not "properly dressed". This beating led to her suffering a miscarriage. -
Ivan kills his own son
The father and son argued, which led to Ivan beating him with a staff. His son died because of this. -
Ivan dies
After his death Russia was taken over by his son, Feodor.