Historedia
Person

Ivan IV

Events
5
Episodes
8
Years
1533–1571

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ivan IV, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Succession of Ivan IV as Grand Prince of Moscow

    1533

    Role: Successor, Grand Prince of Moscow

    1. 3 December 1533 · MoscowDeath of Vasili III

      Vasili III died on 3 December 1533 after taking monastic vows and suffering from a leg abscess that caused blood poisoning.

  2. Coronation of Ivan IV as Tsar

    1547

    Role: Monarch crowned as Tsar

    1. 16 January 1547 · Moscow KremlinCoronation of Ivan IV

      Ivan IV was crowned Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia, establishing the Tsardom of Russia.

  3. Ivan IV's Conquest of Astrakhan

    1556–1558

    Role: Grand Prince and first Tsar of Russia

    1. 1556 · AstrakhanRussian Occupation of Astrakhan

      Russian troops occupied Astrakhan in 1556, destroying the major slave market and ending the khanate's independence.

    2. 1556 · RussiaFormalization of Sovereignty

      Ivan IV's official title was updated in 1556 to include 'tsar of Astrakhan', marking political integration.

    3. 1558 · AstrakhanRelocation and Fortification

      In 1558, the city was moved 12 km south, and a new fortress was built to replace the old Tatar capital.

  4. Establishment of the Kingdom of Livonia

    1570–1571

    Role: Russian Tsar who declared the establishment of the kingdom

    1. 10 June 1570 · MoscowCoronation of Magnus in Moscow

      Magnus arrived in Moscow on 10 June 1570 and was crowned King of Livonia with Frederick II's approval.

    2. 1571 · RevalFailed Siege of Reval

      Magnus led a Russian army to besiege Reval but abandoned the campaign by March 1571 after failing to capture the city.

  5. Massacre of Novgorod

    1570

    Role: Tsar who ordered the raid

    1. 1570 · NovgorodMassacre of Novgorod

      Ivan IV ordered oprichniki to raid Novgorod in 1570, resulting in mass killings and the city's decline.

Sources

  1. Ivan the Terrible Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
  2. Ivan the Terrible Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
  3. Tsardom of Russia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
  4. Kingdom of Livonia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-01
  5. Massacre of Novgorod Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12