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Ivan VI Antonovich (Russian: Иван VI Антонович; 23 August [O.S. 12 August] 1740 – 16 July [O.S. 5 July] 1764), also known as Ioann Antonovich, was Emperor of Russia from October 1740 until he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna in December 1741.
Ivan VI was an infant emperor of Russia in 1740–41. The son of Prince Anton Ulrich of Braunschweig-Bevern-Lüneburg and Anna Leopoldovna, the niece of Empress Anna (reigned in Russia 1730–40), Ivan Antonovich was named heir to the throne by the empress on Oct. 16 (Oct. 27), 1740, and proclaimed.
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Ivan VI or Ivan Antonovich was the infant Tsar of Russia who became the emperor when he was barely two-months-old and was deposed soon after. He was the grand-nephew of the Empress Anna of Russia who had no children and she therefore chose Ivan VI, the eldest son of her niece, to be her heir.
The youngest of Russian emperors, Ivan VI, spent most of his life forgotten in solitary confinement in a dank prison. His real name and identity were unknown even to the guards. The story of Ivan...
Jun 3, 2020 · Ivan VI of Russia (Ivan Antonovich) was the youngest Russian tsar ever. His life story brings up a topic of violence on kids and kidnapping!
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 ...
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.
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