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his wife hed his cruelty in check for the most part
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he is crowned first tsar
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she dies and ivan accuses the nobles of poisoning her
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after his wifes death he becomes "Gronzy" or The Terrible and this results in his lashing out and the killing of his son
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Peter the Great had the mind of a
genius, the body of a giant, and the
ferocious temper of a bear. He was
so strong that he was known to take
a heavy silver plate and roll it up as if
it were a piece of paper. If someone
annoyed him, he would knock the
offender unconscious -
ruled jointly until his brother's death and then after by himself
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he dies man he dies
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