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Also Known As	Ivan Grozny • Ivan Vasilyevich • Ivan IV
Born	August 25, 1530 • Kolomenskoye • Russia
Died	March 18, 1584 (aged 53) • Moscow • Russia
Title / Office	tsar (1547-1584), Russia
House / Dynasty	Rurik dynasty
Notable Family Members	father Vasily III • son Dmitry Ivanovich • son Fyodor I
Role In	Livonian War

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