Ivan VI of Russia

Ivan VI Antonovich (Iván VI; Ioánn Antónovich; Russian: Ива́н VI; Иоа́нн Анто́нович; 23 August [O.S. 12 August] 1740 – 16 July [O.S. 5 July] 1764) was Tsar of Russia from 1740 to 1741 until he was removed from the position.

Ivan VI
Portrait of a young Ivan VI
Emperor of All Russia
Reign	28 October 1740 – 6 December 1741
Predecessor	Anna
Successor	Elizabeth
Regent	Anna Leopoldovna
Born	(1740-08-23)23 August 1740 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	16 July 1764(1764-07-16) (aged 23) Shlisselburg, Russian Empire
Burial	Kholmogory or Shlisselburg
House	Welf
Father	Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick
Mother	Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Russia
Religion	Russian Orthodoxy

Murder

He was murdered in July 1764.