Ivan IV

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noun

1. Ivan the Terrible, 1530–84, first czar of Russia 1547–84.

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Ivan IV British  

noun

1. 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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Two generations later, Ivan IV came to power in Muscovy.

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Ivan IV was, like his grandfather, a highly successful leader in war.

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Ivan IV, called Ivan the Terrible, came to the throne in 1533 when he was only three years old.

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This trend continued under his son, Ivan IV, who would become an absolute ruler.

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The title was first assumed by Ivan IV.

From The Two Great Retreats of History by Montgomery, D. H. (David Henry)