Ivan the Terrible or Ivan IV was the Grand Prince of

Moscow and the first czar of Russia. During Ivan's

early life, he would be crowned as the Grand Prince

of Moscow when his father, Vasily III of Moscow,

died when he was the age of three. Ivan would later

claim the title of czar, which is Latin for Caesar. The

contributions of Ivan the Terrible are the expansion

of Russia, and increasing military, which included

territories of Kazan and Astrakhan. In addition, Ivan is

famously known for killing his son, Ivan Ivanovich, due

to his rage and being mentally ill.