Anna Leopoldovna
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Anna Leopoldovna (Russian: А́нна Леопо́льдовна; 18 December 1718 – 19 March 1746), born Elisabeth Katharina Christine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and also known as Anna Carlovna[1] (А́нна Ка́рловна), was regent of Russia for just over a year (1740–1741) during the minority of her infant son Emperor Ivan VI.[2]
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Regent of Russia | |||||
Regency | 20 November 1740 – 6 December 1741 | ||||
Monarch | Ivan VI | ||||
Predecessor | Ernst Johann von Biron | ||||
Born | (1718-12-18)18 December 1718 Rostock, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
Died | 19 March 1746(1746-03-19) (aged 27) Kholmogory, Archangelgorod Governorate, Russian Empire | ||||
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Spouse | Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick | ||||
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House | House of Mecklenburg-Brunswick-Romanov [ru] | ||||
Father | Charles Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg | ||||
Mother | Catherine Ivanovna of Russia | ||||
Religion | Russian Orthodox prev. Lutheran |
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