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Ivan was born in 1530
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Ivan came to power in 1533, when he was only three years old.
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When his father died, he became Grand Prince of Moscow.
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Ivan married his wife Anastasia. While she was alive Ivan was going through a "good period".
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He was only 16 years old when this occurred. At this point, his "good period" had begun.
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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.
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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.
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Ivan beat is pregnant daughter-in-law because the was not "properly dressed". This beating led to her suffering a miscarriage.
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The father and son argued, which led to Ivan beating him with a staff. His son died because of this.
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After his death Russia was taken over by his son, Feodor.