Would you believe he died while playing chess? He is thought to have had a stroke. It seems like way too peaceful of a death for someone who was so brutal to so many. His throne went to a younger weak-minded son, Feodor, who did not leave his own heir. Feodor's death led to the Time of Troubles.
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