Ivan+the+Terrible

Home -Czar of Russia from 1533- 1584 -Ascension: Came to the throne when he was only 3 years old; when he was 16 he had himself crowned Czar, the first Russian ruler to use that title officially. -Religion: Russian Orthodox -Contributions to Country: Positive and Negative; First, he was a positive ruler. His "good period" consisted of great victories, added lands, a code of laws for Russia, and he ruled justly. His "bad period," however, came after the death of his wife. He blamed the landowning nobles, and turned against them. He created a secret police force that murdered anyone he thought to be a traitor. Thousands of people died. He even went so far as to kill his oldest son, and heir, leaving only his weak, second-born son to rule. -Personal Charachteristics: cruel, psychopathic tyrant -Most Famous for: Torturing and executing thousands of people
 * __Ivan the Terrible__**