Ivan the Terrible was born on 25 August 1530 in Kolomenskoye. The first ruler of Russia to be crowned tsar, Ivan IV came to the throne as a child and took the new title in 1547. His reign saw the conquest of the khanates of Kazan and Astrakhan, opening the Volga to Russian expansion, as well as legal and administrative reforms and the long and costly Livonian War. He later created the oprichnina, a state within the state that used terror against nobles, and the campaign against Novgorod left thousands dead. His rule strengthened royal power but left Russia weakened, and it was followed by the Time of Troubles.
Before and after
- 22 June 1527Founding of Jakarta
- 6 April 1528Death of Albrecht Dürer
- 22 April 1529Treaty of Zaragoza
- from 24 October 1529 to 10 August 1530Siege of Florence
- 25 August 1530Birth of Ivan the Terrible
- 1532Publication of The Prince
- from 5 August 1532 to 30 August 1532Siege of Güns
- from 1533 to 1929Yaqui Wars
- 28 February 1533Birth of Michel de Montaigne
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