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Ivan the Terrible
Ivan Vasilyevich, commonly known as Ivan the Fearsome or Ivan the Terrible, was the Grand Prince of Moscow from the age of three (in 1533), when his father died. His mother died when he was eight. He was crowned Tsar of all the Russias when he was sixteen, and remained so until his death, while playing chess, in 1584. Over the course of his life he had eight wives and eight children. Two of the wives and two of the children were alive at the time of his death.
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What forms of torture did Ivan the terrible use?
Ivan the terrible was known to wack down and slice open live birds. He was known to fry people alive and remove their flesh while they were still struggling. He invited several of his advisors on a winter trip to the country. Halfway there, he stripped them of their royal robes and forced them to return to Moscow naked, on foot, in the snow. He threw live small animals (like cats or birds or mice) off of the tops of buildings. He was a terrible, terrible man indeed. -quote my history book
Why was Ivan IV called Ivan the Terrible?
He had a temper that grew worse as he grew older.
He was cruel to the Russian nobility.
He was cruel to the boyars.
He became like that when his wife died of a fever
When Ivan became a complete autocrat he tortured and executed nobles and clergy alike without trial if he thought they were against him. He created an elite military force who wore all black, rode black horses and used the symbols of a broom and a dog's head to show that they were there to sweep out all the dogs, meaning everyone who they considered disloyal to Ivan.
This militia, called the oprichniki, tortured and executed thousands in Ivan's name and at his direction. The worst of this group's actions was the massacre of tens of thousands of Russians in Novgorod in 1569 because Ivan thought they were plotting with Poland against him.
Ivan later began executing members of that militia as well.
In one incident while in a rage killed his own son.
Ivan IV is considered to be the cruelest ruler in Russian history.
How were the childhoods of Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great alike?
They both were forced to the throne in early childhood and first ruled through regents.
In what ways Akbar the Great Ivan the Terrible and Louis XIV are similar?
Akbar the Great was the greatest ruler of the Mughal Empire of India (1556-1605).
Ivan the Terrible was the Grand Prince of Moscow and tsar of all Russia from 1533-1584.
Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King was the King of France and Navarre (1643-1715).
All three were absolute monarchs.
Who was the ruler in England when Ivan the Terrible ruled?
Ivan the Terrible (Tsar of Russia) ruled from 1533 to 1584. There were four English rulers during this time:
- the latter part of the reign of Henry VIII
- the entire reign of Edward VI
- the entire reign of Mary I (Bloody Mary) and her husband Philip
- the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth I.
Was Ivan the Terrible really terrible?
No. He was no terrible. In fact before his death for many years he tried to get people to call him Ivan the Awesome. But we all know he failed, because....no one calls him that.
Additional Answer:
Ivan IV was terrible. He is remembered as perhaps the cruelest tyrant in Russian history. His Russian title, Gronzy, translates more closely into "the Awesome" but that does not mean he wasn't terrible as well. Some history books refer to him as Ivan the Dread rather than the Terrible.
When Ivan became a complete autocrat he tortured and executed nobles and clergy alike without trial if he thought they were against him. He created an elite military force who wore all black, rode black horses and used the symbols of a broom and a dog's head to show that they were there to sweep out all the dogs. And they weren't talking about the four-legged kind either.
This militia, called the oprichniki, tortured and executed thousands in Ivan's name and at his direction. The worst of this group's actions was the massacre of tens of thousands of Russians in Novgorod in 1569 because Ivan thought they were plotting with Poland against him.
Ivan later began executing members of that militia as well.
In one incident while in a rage killed his own son.
Ivan IV was "awesome" alright, but that was because he was so terrible. Revisionist history should not change that fact..
How tall was Ivan the Terrible?
There is no sufficient information about how tall Ivan the Terrible was on any of his biographies. However, Ivan the Terrible is generally described as tall.
What role did Ivan the Terrible play in the rise of absolutism?
Ivan the Terrible set up the entire Russian government to be controlled by himself. He established a secret police, Oprichniki to suppress the Boyar rebellions, he established a national assembly, made laws, even on the local levels, drew up a law code, and appointed his own advisory board. Most of these actions were set up to make Ivan an absolute ruler, answerable to no one. .
