who defeated ivan the terrible
Ivan the Terrible, as he is known in English, is actually named Ivan IV Vasilyevich. He was the first tsar of Russia. A tsar was the supreme ruler of the Russian empire. Ivan was actually only three years old when his father died in 1533, making him the Grand Prince of Moscow. His mother helped him rule until her death when Ivan was eight years old. Ivan's appointment as tsar was the beginning of a centralized Russian government.