Ivan the Terrible

Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584
Person Human Q7996
Ivan the Terrible
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35 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[34]
Date of birth
August 25, 1530, August 15, 1530[7]
Date of death
March 18, 1584, March 28, 1584[8]
Place of birth
Kolomenskoye
Place of death
Moscow
Occupation
politician, raspevschik
Religion or worldview
Eastern Orthodoxy[33]
Cause of death
poisoning[37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian
Birth name
Иван Васильевич
Given name
Ivan[45]
Medical condition
paranoia[46]
Show all 35 facts +11
Name day
August 29
Name in native language
Іѡа́ннъ Васи́лїевичъ, Іѡанъ
Nickname
Иван Грозный, Ivan the Terrible, Ivan Teribilul, イヴァン雷帝, イワン雷帝
Number of children
+2
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Permanent duplicated item
Wikidata item
Writing language
Russian
🏷️ Also known as
en Ivan IV en Ivan the Terrible en Ivan IV Vasilyevich ar إيفان الرهيب cs Ivan Ruský cs Ivan IV. Vasiljevič cs Ivan IV. Ruský cs Ivan IV. Hrozný cs Ivan da Ivan den Grusomme de Ivan der Schreckliche de Iwan der Schreckliche de Iwan IV. Wassiljewitsch Grosny de Iwan IV. el Ιβάν ο Τρομερός el Ιβάν Δ΄ της Ρωσίας es Iván IV de Rusia es Ivan IV fa ایوان چهارم fa ایوان مخوف
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Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Personality Database profile ID
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Prabook ID
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SNK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
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The Peerage person ID
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Topic's main category
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Trading Card Database name ID
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Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
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UOM ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
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Vikidia article ID
fr:Ivan_IV_de_Russie
WeRelate person ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11095209-n

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Summary

Ivan the Terrible was born on August 25, 1530[1], in Kolomenskoye[2]. He died on March 18, 1584[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and raspevschik[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ivan the Terrible include Tsar Ivan the Terrible[47], a film[48], directed by Gennady Vasilyev[49] and Yakeyama[50], a volcano[51], in Russia[52].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Tsar Ivan the Terrible[47], a film[48], directed by Gennady Vasilyev[49] and Yakeyama[50], a volcano[51], in Russia[52].

FAQs

Where was Ivan the Terrible born?

Ivan the Terrible was born in Kolomenskoye[2].

Where did Ivan the Terrible die?

Ivan the Terrible died in Moscow[4].

Who were Ivan the Terrible's parents?

Ivan the Terrible's father was Vasili III of Moscow[10]. Ivan the Terrible's mother was Elena Glinskaya[11].

Who was Ivan the Terrible married to?

Ivan the Terrible's spouses include Anastasia Romanovna[12], Maria Temryukovna[13], Marfa Sobakina[14], and Anna Koltovskaya[15].

What did Ivan the Terrible do for work?

Ivan the Terrible worked as a politician[5] and raspevschik[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . encyclopedic article about Ivan IV Vasilyevich. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . encyclopedic article about Ivan IV Vasilyevich. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . encyclopedic article about Anna Koltovskaya. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Q22811441. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [1] ↑ . encyclopedic article about Ivan IV Vasilyevich. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [3] ↑ . encyclopedic article about Ivan IV Vasilyevich. wikidata.org.
  37. [8] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . dugward.ru. dugward.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 21d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-10-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 16w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish Encyclopedia ID → 8352
    "Created claim: Jewish Encyclopedia ID: 8352, Matched to IVAN IV., VASSILIVICH, THE TERRIBLE (#167480246) in…"
  10. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  12. 18w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  13. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biografija.ru ID → ivan-vasilevich-iv, ioann-vasilevich-groznyj
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  18. 20w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → ivan-iv-czar-of-russia
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: ivan-iv-czar-of-russia, Matched to ivan iv czar of russia (#289938186) in…"
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  20. 21w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  21. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  24. 22w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  25. 25w ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  27. 28w ago · Mullanur · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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