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Ivan the Terrible

Ivan the Terrible. The man. Married seven times Divorced some within a week Went a little crazy after the death of favorite wife Beat his pregnant daughter-in-law for dressing immodestly Fought with son over this and accidentally killed him. The Czar. Ivan’s father died when Ivan was 3

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Ivan the Terrible

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  1. Ivan the Terrible

  2. The man • Married seven times • Divorced some within a week • Went a little crazy after the death of favorite wife • Beat his pregnant daughter-in-law for dressing immodestly • Fought with son over this and accidentally killed him

  3. The Czar • Ivan’s father died when Ivan was 3 • Named ruler at age 17 • Restricted mobility of peasants • Basically, bound them to the land • Created the oprichniki • Agents of terror

  4. St. Basil’s Cathedral • It is rumored that after the completion, Ivan had the architects of this cathedral blinded so they could never create anything like it again!

  5. His death • High levels of mercury • Poison/syphilis treatment • Strangled while playing chess? • Mercury poisoning? • His son Feodor takes over • “Mentally retarded?”

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