 Ivan the Terrible

Ivan IV Vasilyevich (; ; 25 August 1530 – ), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible ( "Ivan Grozny"; "Ivan the Formidable" or "Ivan the Fearsome",  ), was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584.Ivan was the son of Vasili III, the Rurikid ruler of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and was appointed Grand Prince at three years old after his father's death.