Catherine de' Medici vs Ivan the Terrible
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Compare the life timelines of Catherine de' Medici (1519–1589) and Ivan the Terrible (1530–1584) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1530 to 1584.
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Catherine de' Medici (1519–1589)
- — Born in Florence Verified
- — Married Henry, Duke of Orleans, the future Henry II Verified
- — Became Queen of France Verified
- — Widowed by the death of Henry II in a jousting accident Verified
- — Became regent of France for Charles IX Verified
- — Convened the Colloquy of Poissy Verified
- — Began construction of the Tuileries Palace Verified
- — St. Bartholomew's Day massacre Verified
- — Died at the Chateau de Blois Verified
Ivan the Terrible (1530–1584)
- — Born at Kolomenskoye near Moscow Verified
- — Became Grand Prince of Moscow at age three Verified
- — Crowned the first Tsar of all Russia Verified
- — Married Anastasia Romanovna Verified
- — Conquered the Khanate of Kazan Verified
- — Annexed the Khanate of Astrakhan Verified
- — Began the Livonian War Verified
- — Instituted the oprichnina Verified
- — Fatally struck his son and heir Tsarevich Ivan Verified
- — Died in Moscow Verified