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- Two months after his birth in August 1740, Ivan Antonovich was declared Russian emperor after the death of his great aunt, Empress Anna. The intrigues of the Russian court meant that Ivan’s reign was short and followed by two decades of incarceration.
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Aug 21, 2024 · Ivan the Terrible, grand prince of Moscow (1533–84) and the first to be proclaimed tsar of Russia (from 1547). He oversaw the completion of the construction of a centrally administered Russian state, the creation of an empire that included non-Slav states, and a reign of terror against the hereditary nobility.
Ivan's expedition against Poland failed at a military level, but it helped extend Russia's trade, political and cultural links with other European states. Peter the Great built on those connections in his bid to make Russia a major European power. At Ivan's death, the empire encompassed the Caspian to the southwest and Western Siberia to the east.
- He was tall, athletic, and very strong. One of the rare accounts of Ivan’s physical appearance comes from Daniel Prinz von Buchau (1546–1608), an envoy of the Holy Roman Empire in the Moscow Tsardom.
- He went deep into science, which impressed his contemporaries. During his younger years, Ivan didn’t indulge himself too much in studying, rather he preferred partying, often even with skomorokhs – pagan musicians – which brought disapproval from the clergy of his time.
- He had a fierce temper stemming from his childhood. Numerous sources indicate that Ivan was exceptionally fierce. At 15, he ordered one of his young friends (Prince Mikhail Trubetskoy) executed as a result of a petty argument.
- He conquered the Kazan Khanate, the most powerful remainder of the Golden Horde. The first half of the 16th century was the heyday of the Ottoman Empire, governed by Suleiman the Magnificent (1494-1566).
Ivan VI Antonovich (Russian: Иван VI Антонович; 23 August [O.S. 12 August] 1740 – 16 July [O.S. 5 July] 1764), also known as Ioann Antonovich, [a] was Emperor of Russia from October 1740 until he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna in December 1741.
- He was the first Russian tsar. Upon reaching adulthood in 1547, Ivan was crowned Tsar of All Russia. All rulers of Muscovy before him were Grand Princes.
- He began as a reformer. As a youth Ivan IV tried to govern in a progressive manner. In 1549-1560 he administered the country along with an informal government called the Elected Rada (a circle of confidants, young representatives of the aristocracy and the clergy).
- First mass repressions in Russia. After the Elected Rada, came the oprichnina, an era of cruel repressions in 1565. The tsar divided Russia into the Zemschina (or districts) where the boyars maintained their authority, and the Oprichnina, which Ivan ruled directly with the help of his oprichniki (bodyguards who made up the National Guard).
- He waged wars. Ivan spent most of his reign at war, trying to expand the country's territory. He defeated the Khanates of Kazan and Astrakhan, uniting them with Russia.
In 1547, Ivan IV, grandson of Ivan the Great, was crowned the first czar of all Russia (the term czar was derived from caesar) in the Kremlin's Uspensky Cathedral. In addition, Moscow became the capital of the Holy Russian Empire. In the same year, Ivan married Anastasia Romanov.
The emperor and autocrat of all Russia [1] (Russian: Император и Самодержец Всероссийский, romanized: Imperator i Samoderzhets Vserossiyskiy, IPA: [ɪm⁽ʲ⁾pʲɪˈratər ɪ səmɐˈdʲerʐɨt͡s fsʲɪrɐˈsʲijskʲɪj]), [a] also translated as emperor and autocrat of all the Russias, [2] was the official ...
