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He was only two months old when he was proclaimed emperor and his mother, Anna Leopoldovna, named regent, but the throne was seized in a coup after little more than a year. Ivan and his parents were imprisoned far from the capital, and spent the rest of their lives in captivity.
Ivan VI of Russia's parents, Prince Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick and Anna Leopoldovna, were also imprisoned and eventually executed.
Sep 25, 2023 · The infant emperor Ivan VI was “in power” from October 1740 until December 1741, when he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna, the daughter of Peter the Great. The infant and his parents were imprisoned far away from Saint Petersburg (the capital of Russia at that time).
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Emperor Ivan (Ioann) VI Antonovich with his mother Anna Leopoldovna. Global Look Press. “It’s time to get up, sister!” shouted Elizabeth to Ivan’s mother and regent, Anna, while the guards,...
Jul 4, 2018 · Ekaterina Ivanovna was the eldest of the three surviving daughters of the five daughters of Ivan V, Tsar of All Russia and Praskovia Feodorovna Saltykova. Ekaterina’s father Ivan V was co-ruler of Russia with his younger half-brother Peter I (the Great) until Ivan V died in 1696.
Aug 23, 2024 · Ivan was born on 23 August 1740 at Saint Petersburg, the eldest child of Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Lüneburg by his wife, Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the only niece of the childless Empress Anna of Russia, and the only granddaughter of Tsar Ivan V.
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May 23, 2018 · IVAN VI (1740 – 1764), emperor of Russia, October 28, 1740 to December 6, 1741. Ivan was born in August 1740, the son of Duke Anton-Ulrich of Brunswick and Anna Leopoldovna (1718 – 1746), niece of the childless Empress Anna (reigned 1730 – 1740), who nominated Anna's as yet unborn child as her heir. The infant Ivan succeeded Anna in ...