Coronation of Ivan IV
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Emperors, Caesars, Khans, Czars, Tsars, Ceremonies, Rites, Rituals
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Moscow, Russia, Europe
- Date: January 16, 1547
Article abstract: The coronation of Ivan IV incorporates aspects of Byzantine imperial ceremony and marks the first official use of the title czar or emperor by Russian rulers.
Summary of Event
The coronation of Ivan IV as czar or emperor of Russia on January 16, 1547, was a major change in the ideology of rulership in Russia. Until then the rulers of Russia had been called grand princes, a designation that meant authority over a particular principality. In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, there were several grand princes ruling over different...
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