ivan the tribble By s-malsorour 1540 ivan gets contol Period: 1540 to 1590 timespan Feb 3, 1547 he ruled with councul ivan gets married 1550 legal code ivan creates a more descriptive legal code Jan 17, 1558 Livoian war he starts the Livonian war Aug 7, 1560 ivans wife dies ivans wife dies Dec 3, 1564 abandons capital ivan abandons the capital Nov 19, 1582 killed is son killed his only heir May 26, 1583 the war ends the Livonian war ends Mar 28, 1584 death of ivan ivan dies and loses power