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👑 #OTD in 1547 Ivan IV was crowned first Tsar of Russia. The name of the title is derived from "Caesar" = emperor. The ritual itself was modeled after those of the Byzantine emperors. ☝️ No wonder, Ivan's grandma was none other than Sophia Palaiologina, last Byzantine princess https://t.co/wncflRlgua — PolitiTweet.org