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Aug 25, 1530
Ivan IV Birth
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Dec 6, 1533
Ivan IV's Come to Power
He came to throne when he was only three years old and had to battle Boyars and Nobles for power for most of his early life. -
Dec 6, 1546
Ivan Becoming Czar
Ivan was the first to officially use Czar as a title and he officially became Czar at 16 -
Period: Dec 6, 1547 to Dec 7, 1559
Ivan IV's Good Period
Ivan IV had ruled for a while doing good things like gaining land for Russia and putting an ordered law system into affect. -
Dec 7, 1560
Ivan IV's Fall to Madness
In 1560 Ivan's wife had died and he accused the Boyars and Nobles of poisoning her -
Dec 6, 1561
Secret Police force
After Ivan's Wife died he had created a secret police force who only had the job of killing people he had deemed as a traitor or accused of poisoning his wife. These Police were dressed in all black and rode black horses -
Dec 6, 1581
Ivan IV's Heir to throne
In 1581 Ivan killed his eldest son who was heir to the throne and the stronger of the two sons he had. This left his weak son in charge after he died three years later -
Ivan IV's Death
Ivan IV died in 1584 on March 28
