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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 (А́нна Ка́рловна), was regent of Russia for just over a year (1740–1741) during the minority of her infant son Emperor Ivan VI.
Many of the Czarinas (Catherine the Great, Anna Ivanovna, Elizabeth, Anna Leopoldovna, and others) were ardent participants. In fact, the practice was so popular, that eunuchs and women were employed as full-time foot-ticklers.
Anna Leopoldovna (än´nə lyā´əpôl´dəvnə) or Anna Karlovna (kär´ləvnə), 1718–46, duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, regent of Russia (1740–41); daughter of Charles Leopold, duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and of Catherine, sister of Czarina Anna of Russia.
Anna Leopoldovna. Born: Rostock, 7 (18) December 1718. Died: Kholmogory, 7 (18) March 1746. Regent: 1740-1741. Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna was the daughter of Princess Catherine (the daughter of Ivan V and sister of Empress Anna Ioannovna), and Duke Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in northern Germany.
Born Elisabeth Katharina Christine, Dec 18, 1718; died in exile, Mar 18 or 19, 1746; dau. of Catherine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1692–1733) and Charles Leopold, duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; m. Anton Ulrich (b. 1714), duke of Brunswick, 1739 (died 1775); children: Ivan VI (b. 1740), emperor of Russia (r.
Anna Leopoldovna. Anna Leopoldovna was born in Rostock on 7 October 1718. She was the daughter of Duke Carl Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Ekaterina Ioannovna, elder sister of Anna Ioannovna and niece of Peter the Great. The girl was christened Princess Elisabeth Katharina Christine.
Anna Leopoldovna, born Elisabeth Katharina Christine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and also known as Anna Carlovna, was regent of Russia for just over a year (1740–1741) during the minority of her infant son Emperor Ivan VI.
