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Ivan the Terrible

Also known as Ivan IV, Ivan IV Vasilyevich

Tsar and Grand Duke of all Rus' from 1547 to 1584

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Ivan IV ruled Russia as Tsar and Grand Duke from 1547 to 1584, a period that saw significant expansion of Russian territory and centralization of state power. His reign is historically important because it established many of the foundations of the Russian state and marked the beginning of Russia's emergence as a major European power.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Ivan
Gender: male
Citizenship: Tsardom of Russia
Place of birth: Kolomenskoye
Place of death: Moscow
Spouse: Maria Nagaya
Father: Vasili III of Moscow
Mother: Elena Glinskaya
Sibling: Yuri of Uglich
Occupation: politician
Position held: Sovereign of all Russia
Languages spoken: Russian
Religion: Eastern Orthodoxy
Family: Rurikids
Noble title: Tsar of All Russia
Conflict: Cheremis Wars
Image: Ivan grozny frame.jpg
Number of children: 2

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depicted by: Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan on November 16, 1581
Commons category: Ivan IV of Russia
date of birth: 1530-08-15
date of death: 1584-03-28
topic's main category: Category:Ivan the Terrible
Commons gallery: Ivan IV of Russia
place of burial: Cathedral of the Archangel
nickname: イワン雷帝
birth name: Иван Васильевич
writing language: Russian
name in native language: Іѡанъ
candidacy in election: 1573 Polish–Lithuanian royal election
medical condition: paranoia
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Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian: Иван IV Васильевич; 25 August 1530 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1584), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533 to 1547, and the first Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia from 1547 until his death in 1584. Ivan's reign was characterised by Russia's transformation from a medieval state to a fledgling empire, but at an immense cost to its people and long-term economy.

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