Ivan IV
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noun
"Ivan the Terrible", 1530–84, first czar of Russia 1547–84.
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How to use Ivan IV in a sentence
There were also rich crosses of gold and silver—the one that belonged to Ivan IV.
The Story of Moscow|Wirt GerrareFrom this conjunction is to be dated the commencement of the glory of the reign of Ivan IV.
The Empire of Russia|John S. C. AbbottThe decennium extending from 1550 to 1560 was the good period of Ivan IV.
The confessor of the grand prince, having received from Ivan IV.
The Empire of Russia|John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for Ivan IV
Ivan IV
noun
known as Ivan the Terrible. 1530–84, grand duke of Muscovy (1533–47) and first tsar of Russia (1547–84). He conquered Kazan (1552), Astrakhan (1556), and Siberia (1581), but was defeated by Poland in the Livonian War (1558–82) after which his rule became increasingly oppressive
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