Life of Ivan the Terrible

By SubieBois
  • May 14, 1538

    mother of Ivan dies

    died on assumed use of poison
  • Jul 24, 1547

    Ivans first marrige

    Ivans first marrige
    he marries Anastasia Romanovna
  • Sep 22, 1552

    Kazan

    Ivan captured the city of the Tartars
  • Apr 12, 1556

    Astrakhan

    Ivan captured the other city of the Tartars
  • Jan 30, 1558

    The Livonian War

    The Livonian War was caused by ivan whom desired to own Livonia
  • May 3, 1560

    Anastasia Romanovna's death

    Anastasia Romanovna's death
    Ivans first wife dies sending him into an even more maddened state
  • Apr 6, 1561

    St. Basil's Cathedral completion

    St. Basil's Cathedral completion
    The St. Basil's Cathedral was completed
  • 1571

    Moscow burned

    Moscow burned
    during the war, the Tartars burned Moscow to the ground
  • Aug 23, 1571

    the bodyguards

    Ivans infamous group of bodyguards were disbanded after a sacking of the Tartars

  • The Livonian War ends

    The Livonian War finally ends just before Ivan's death