Ivan the terrible full biography of katy

Ivan IV Vasilyevich (25 August – 28 March ), more often known in English as Ivan the Terrible, was the first Tsar (Emperor) of Russia.

Ivan the Terrible Biography - Famous People in the World

He was the Grand Prince of Moscow before that. He was called Ivan the Terrible because in those days the word terrible meant "formidable" or "fearsome", not "really bad". This comes from his Russian nickname Ivan Grozny, which also means "Ivan the Formidable".

Life

[change | change source]

Ivan became the Grand Prince of Moscow when he was just three years old.

When he was young, a group of Russian nobles ran the country in his place. In those days, Russia was divided into many kingdoms like Moscow. At the age of 16, Ivan and his government changed his title to Tsar of all Russia.

Ivan The Terrible (August 25, 1530 — March 28, 1584

Over the next few years, Ivan took full control of the government and conquered lands to the east of the Tatars. He began turning Russia from a divided group of kingdoms into an empire with one powerful ruler, at the cost of many lives. He d