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Aug 25, 1530
Born
Ivan the Terrible was born Ivan Chetvyorty Vasilyevich on August 25, 1530, in the Grand Duchy of Muscovy, Russia, to members of the Rurik dynasty. -
Dec 3, 1533
Father dies
Basil III died in great pain of an abscess on 3 December 1533. -
Apr 4, 1538
Mom dies
Elena Glinskaya dies after ruling for 5 years. -
Feb 3, 1547
Married
Ivan married Anastasia Romanovna. -
Aug 25, 1547
Made Tsar of all Russia
When Ivan was 16 he was made tsar of all Russia. -
Period: Jan 1, 1552 to Dec 31, 1556
War against Kazan and Astrakhan
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Aug 7, 1560
Anastasia Dies
Suspecting the nobles of poisoning Anastasia and plotting to remove him from the throne, Ivan embarked on a campaign of oppression and killings against the hereditary nobility. -
Nov 1, 1564
Oprichniki created
In the later months of 1564 Ivan left Russia and when begged to come back he demanded that he could creat the oprichniki, his police that he used to brutally murder many people and seize lots of land. -
Period: Nov 1, 1565 to
Reign of Terror
The oprichniki under Ivan's rule caused a reign of terror. They carried dogs heads and brooms to symbolize that they sniffed out treason and sweeped it up. They wore all black and rode black horses and were known for their ruthlessness. -
Nov 16, 1581
Ivan murders his son
Ivan accidently murdered his son in a fit of rage. -
Dies
Ivan the Terrible dies, possibly poisoned. -
Ivan's Unfit Son takes over
Ivan left the country to his unfir son Feodor.