Editing Ivan the Terrible (section)

== Title ==
Ivan had the following title towards the end of his reign:{{sfn|Filyushkin|2006|p=207}}

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The Great Sovereign, Tsar and Grand Prince Ivan Vasilyevich [[Tsar of all Russia|of all Russia]], [[Vladimir-Suzdal|Vladimir]], [[Grand Principality of Moscow|Moscow]], [[Novgorod Republic|Novgorod]], Tsar of [[Khanate of Kazan|Kazan]], [[Astrakhan Khanate|Astrakhan]], Lord of [[Pskov Republic|Pskov]], Grand Prince of [[Principality of Smolensk|Smolensk]], Tver, [[Yugra|Yugorsk]], [[Great Perm|Perm]], [[Vyatka Land|Vyatka]], [[Volga Bulgaria|Bolgar]] and others, Sovereign and Grand Prince of [[Nizhny Novgorod|Novgorod of the Lower Lands]], [[Principality of Chernigov|Chernigov]], [[Principality of Ryazan|Ryazan]], [[Principality of Polotsk|Polotsk]], [[Principality of Rostov|Rostov]], [[Principality of Yaroslavl|Yaroslavl]], [[Principality of Beloozero|Beloozero]], [[Udoria]], [[Salekhard|Obdoria]], [[Kondia]] and Dominator of all the [[Siberia|Siberian Lands]] and [[Karelia|Northern Countries]], Lord of the Land of [[Livonia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Russia. Titles of European hereditary rulers |url=http://eurulers.altervista.org/muscovy.html |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=eurulers.altervista.org}}</ref>}}

Kazan was added to Ivan's title in 1553 and Astrakhan in 1554. The titles "tsar of Kazan, tsar of Astrakhan" first appeared in 1556. The title "master of all the Siberian lands" first appeared in 1555, and from 1582, was written as "dominator of all the Siberian lands and northern countries".{{efn|The "country" should be understood as [[Norrbotten County|Norrbotten]], which was added as a result of the [[Russo-Swedish War (1554–1557)|Russo-Swedish War]] of 1554–1557.}} During the Livonian War, Livonia first appeared in his title in 1558. Polotsk was also included following its capture in 1562. Despite Russia's defeat in the Livonian War, the title of Livonia was not abandoned.{{sfn|Filyushkin|2006|pp=205–207}}

In English, Ivan's title of tsar was often translated as "emperor" from the first visit of [[Richard Chancellor]] to Moscow in 1553. For example: "We, greatest Ivan Vassilleviche by the Grace of God Emperor of all Russia and Great Duke". However, the title was not consistently translated as "emperor", such as in 1582: "The Great Lord, King and Great Duke John the sonne of Vasili of all Russia...".{{sfn|Filyushkin|2006|p=113}}{{efn|May 1582. Instructions of the Emb-ra of Russia.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tolstoj |first1=Jurij V. |title=The First Forty Years of Intercourse Between England and Russia: 1553 - 1593. Documents Collected, Copied and Edited by George Tolstoy. [A. M. D. Tit.:] Pervyja Sorok Lět Snošenij Meždu Rossieju i Anglieju. 1553 - 1593. Gramoty Sobrannyja, Perepisannyja i Izdannyja Juriem Tolstym. (Umschlagtitel: Rossija i Anglija. 1553 - 1593. England and Russia) |date=1875 |page=190 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iU9mAAAAcAAJ |language=ru}}</ref>}}