Ivan the Terrible Royalty

Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian: Ива́н Васи́льевич, tr. Ivan Vasilevich; 25 August 1530 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1584), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible (Russian: About this sound Ива́н Гро́зный , Ivan Grozny literally "Ivan the Formidable"), 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 (1,562,500 sq mi). 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 illness that 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. Ivan's legacy is complex: he was an able diplomat, a patron of arts and trade, founder of Russia's first Print Yard, a leader highly popular among the common people of Russia, but he is also remembered for his paranoia and arguably harsh treatment of the nobility. The Massacre of Novgorod is regarded as one of the demonstrations of his mental instability and brutality.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Ivan the Terrible
Birth date	August 25, 1530
Birth place	Moscow , Kolomenskoye , Grand Duchy of Moscow
Date of death	March 18, 1584
Place of death	Moscow , Grand Duchy of Moscow , Tsardom of Russia
Parents	Vasili III of Russia Elena Glinskaya
Spouse	Maria Temryukovna Anastasia Romanovna Maria Nagaya Anna Koltovskaya Anna Vasilchikova Marfa Sobakina Vasilisa Melentyeva Maria Dolgorukaya