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Real Name |
Ivan IV Vasilyevich |
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Born |
August 25, 1530 |
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Died |
March 28, 1584 |
Origin[]
Ivan IV Vasilyevich commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533, and Tsar of all Russia from 1547 until his death in 1584. He was the first Russian monarch to be
crowned as tsar.
Ivan pursued cultural improvements, such as importing the first printing press to Russia. He also began several processes that would continue for centuries, including deepening connections with other European states, particularly England, fighting wars against the Ottoman Empire, and the gradual conquest of Siberia.
Contemporary sources present disparate accounts of Ivan's complex personality. He was described as intelligent and devout, but also prone to paranoia, rage, and episodic outbreaks of mental instability that worsened with age. Historians generally believe that in a fit of anger, he murdered his eldest son and heir, Ivan Ivanovich; he might also have caused the miscarriage of the latter's unborn child. This left his younger son, the politically ineffectual Feodor Ivanovich, to inherit the throne, a man whose rule and subsequent childless death led directly to the end of the Rurik dynasty and the beginning of the Time of Troubles.
Public Domain Appearances[]
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- Prince Serebrenni,
- The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov
- The Tsar's Bride
Public Domain Theatrical Appearances[]
- The Maid of Pskov
- The Tsar's Bride
- Ivan IV
Public Domain Comic Appearances[]
- Captain Marvel Adventures 8-9
- Jumbo Comics #87
- Jo-Jo Comics #6
- Wotalife Comics (1946 Series) #11-12
- Wotalife Comics (1957 series) #5
- Famous Funnies #99
- Ribtickler #9
- Crime Detective Comics v1 #11
- Frisky Animals (1951 series) #48
- Fun Comics #11
Public Domain film Appearances[]
- Ivan the Terrible (1945 and 1958 two-part film)
Notes[]
- When "Stinky" Printwhistle transformed into Ibac he would gain the terror of Ivan the Terrible, the cunning of Cesare Borgia, the fierceness of Attila the Hun, and the cruelty of Caligula.