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Coronation of Ivan IV as Tsar

Type Event Region Europe Time 1547

On January 16, 1547, Grand Prince Ivan IV was crowned in the Cathedral of the Dormition in the Moscow Kremlin, becoming the first Moscow ruler to bea…

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  1. 1546–1547Moscow Kremlin · MoscowAfter 1546, the 16-year-old Ivan IV gradually broke free from the control of the boyar regency faction, and with the support of Metropolitan Macarius and his confidants prepared for his coronation, using the title Tsar to strengthen his personal authority.
  2. 1547Cathedral of the Dormition · KremlinOn January 16, 1547, Ivan IV received anointing and coronation in the Cathedral of the Dormition, formally taking the title Tsar of All Rus' and becoming the first Moscow ruler to bear the title of tsar.

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