Ivan IV the Terrible

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Ivan IV the Terrible was the 16th-century tsar of Russia known for centralizing royal power, expanding Russian territory, and ruling with extreme brutality and repression.


Statements (56)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Tsar of Russia
human
monarch
birthDate 1530-08-25
birthPlace Grand Duchy of Moscow NERFINISHED
Kolomenskoye
burialPlace Cathedral of the Archangel, Moscow Kremlin
child Dmitry Ivanovich (son of Ivan IV and Maria Nagaya)
Feodor I of Russia NERFINISHED
Ivan Ivanovich
Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich (son of Ivan IV and Anastasia)
coronationDate 1547-01-16
coronationPlace Dormition Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
countryOfCitizenship Tsardom of Russia
deathDate 1584-03-28
deathPlace Moscow
Tsardom of Russia
endTime reign as Grand Prince of Moscow: 1547
reign as Tsar of All Rus': 1584
era 16th century
father Vasili III of Moscow NERFINISHED
fullName Ivan IV Vasilyevich NERFINISHED
givenName Ivan NERFINISHED
house Rurikids
implementedPolicy oprichnina
knownFor centralizing royal power in Russia
conquest of Astrakhan Khanate
conquest of Kazan Khanate
creation of the oprichnina
early use of a standing army (streltsy)
establishing the Tsardom of Russia
extreme brutality and repression
massacre of Novgorod
territorial expansion of the Russian state
languageSpoken Russian
mother Elena Glinskaya
nickname Ivan the Terrible NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Rurik dynasty
notableEvent Livonian War
patronymicName Vasilyevich
positionHeld Grand Prince of Moscow NERFINISHED
Tsar of All Rus'
predecessor Vasili III of Moscow NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Church
spouse Anastasia Romanovna
Anna Koltovskaya
Anna Vasilchikova
Marfa Sobakina
Maria Nagaya
Maria Temryukovna NERFINISHED
Vasilisa Melentyeva
startTime reign as Grand Prince of Moscow: 1533
reign as Tsar of All Rus': 1547
successor Feodor I of Russia NERFINISHED
title Grand Prince of Moscow
Tsar of All Rus'

Referenced by (17)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
St. Basil's Cathedral ("Ivan IV of Russia")
St. Basil's Cathedral ("Ivan the Terrible")
commissionedBy
Tsardom of Russia ("Ivan IV Vasilyevich")
Tsardom of Russia ("Ivan the Terrible")
firstRuler
Rurik ("Ivan IV of Russia")
ancestorOf
Richard Chancellor ("Ivan IV of Russia")
associatedWith
Cathedral of the Archangel ("Ivan the Terrible")
burialPlaceOf
False Dmitry I
claimedParent
Ivan the Terrible, Part I ("Ivan IV of Russia")
depicts
Ivan the Terrible, Part II ("Ivan IV of Russia")
hasMainCharacter
Ivan the Terrible, Part I ("Ivan IV of Russia")
mainCharacter
Rurik dynasty
notableMember
Muscovy ("Ivan IV of Russia")
notableRuler
Stephen Báthory ("Ivan IV of Russia")
opponent
Vasili IV Shuisky ("Ivan the Terrible")
relative
Grand Duchy of Moscow ("Ivan IV of Russia")
ruler
Vasili III of Russia ("Ivan IV of Russia")
successor

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