Ivan the Terrible Biography
Ivan IV Vasilyevich, commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and Tsar of All the Russias from 1547 until his death. His long reign saw the conquest of the Khanates of Kazan, Astrakhan, and Siberia, transforming Russia into a multiethnic and multiconfessional state spanning almost one billion acres, approximately 4,046,856 km². Ivan managed countless changes in the progression from a medieval state to an empire and emerging regional power, and became the first ruler to be crowned as Tsar of All the Russians.
Historic sources present disparate accounts of Ivan's complex personality: he was described as intelligent and devout, yet given to rages and prone to episodic outbreaks of mental illnessthat increased with his age, affecting his reign In one such outburst, he killed his groomed and chosen heir Ivan Ivanovich. This left the Tsardom to be passed to Ivan's younger son, the weak and intellectually disabled Feodor Ivanovich. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
- Name:
- Ivan the Terrible
- Full Name:
- Ivan IV Vasilyevich
- Nationality:
- Russia
- Ethnicity:
- Russian
- Religion:
- Russian Orthodox Church, Eastern Christianity
- Date of Birth:
- August 25, 1530
- Astrological Sign:
- Virgo
- Date of Death:
- March 18, 1584
- Age at Death:
- 53
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