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Aug 25, 1530
Day of birth
Ivan IV was born in Kolomenskoye, Duchy of Muscovy, Russia -
Sep 11, 1533
Death of father
Ivan's father died and Ivan came to power at 3 years old. -
Period: Sep 13, 1533 to Dec 16, 1547
Grand Prince of Moscow
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Jun 11, 1538
Death of mother
Ivan's mother Yelena Glinskayn died, allegedly from poison. -
Mar 12, 1547
Czar of Russia
Ivan became the first Czar of Russia at 16 years old -
Dec 14, 1547
Married to Anastasia Romanovna
Ivan married his first wife, Anastasia Romanovna. -
Oct 11, 1560
Death of first wife
Anastasia Romanovna died. Ivan then became unstable and married 6 other times. -
Oct 11, 1561
Left Moscow
Ivan became depressed and left Moscow suddenly, threatening to abdicate the throne. -
Period: Jun 12, 1562 to
Reign of terror
Ivan conducted a reign of terror, destroying the major families in the region. -
Apr 12, 1570
Beat pregnant daughter- in law
Ivan was upset at his daughter- in law and beat her, resulting in a miscarriage. -
Jun 10, 1575
Killed his son in a subsequent fit of rage
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Apr 22, 1580
Blinded the architect of St. Basil's Cathedral
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Created the Oprichniki
Ivan created the Oprichniki, the first official secret Russian police force. -
Death
Ivan died in Moscow, Russia.
