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Sep 3, 1530
Born
Born in Kolomenskoye, Moscow, Russia -
Dec 3, 1533
Ivan's Father dies
Vasili Ivanovich dies because of an abscess. -
Dec 3, 1533
Crowned Grand prince
Ivan crowns himself as grand prince of Moscow. -
Apr 4, 1538
Mother dies
His mother Elena dies at the age of 28 -
Jan 16, 1547
Crowned Czar of Russia
Ivan crowns himself Czar becoming the first Czar of Russia ever. -
Feb 3, 1547
Marriage
Ivan marries Anastasiya Romanovna and she is the only wife who he truly loved. -
Jun 16, 1552
Attacks Khazan
Ivan orders an attack on Khazan after they were able to defend themselves when Khazan attempted to attack them, Ivan was successful. -
Jan 1, 1558
Livonian War
In order to gain access to the Baltic sea Ivan had to destroy Livonia and so he started a war with them that lasted for 24 years -
Aug 7, 1560
Anastasiya dies
Ivan's wife Anastasiya dies of unknown causes and he blames a boyar family for poisoning her, this is basically why he created the ophrichniki and killed many boyars. -
Dec 3, 1564
Oprichinina is Created
Ivan makes the Oprichnina which is a region separate from Russia and he ruled it exclusively. There was also about 5000 bodyguards called oprichniki. -
Nov 16, 1581
Kills his son
During an argument Ivan striked his on on the head with a pointed stick causing his son to bleed out and die. -
Death
Ivan dies from a stroke while playing chess at the age of 53
