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Anna Ioannovna (Russian: Анна Иоанновна; 7 February [O.S. 28 January] 1693 – 28 October [O.S. 17 October] 1740), also russified as Anna Ivanovna and sometimes anglicized as Anne, served as regent of the duchy of Courland from 1711 until 1730 and then ruled as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740.
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Anna (born January 28 [February 7, New Style], 1693, Moscow, Russia—died October 17 [October 28], 1740, St. Petersburg) was the empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. Daughter of Ivan V (reigned 1682–96) and niece of Peter I the Great (reigned 1682–1725), Anna was married to Frederick William, ruler of the Baltic seacoast duchy of Courland ...
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Anna’s father was Tsar Ivan V, who co-ruled Russia with his brother Peter the Great. The little girl was born into privilege— but behind the scenes, the family was hiding a dark secret. Anna's father Ivan, AKA “Ivan the Ignorant,” was severely mentally disabled and certainly couldn’t run the country, leaving most of the work to Anna ...
Anna Ioannovna ( Russian: Анна Иоанновна; 7 February [ O.S. 28 January] 1693 – 28 October [ O.S. 17 October] 1740 ), also russified as Anna Ivanovna and sometimes anglicized as Anne, served as regent of the duchy of Courland from 1711 until 1730 and then ruled as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740.
Biography of Empress Anna of Russia. Home. Famous people. The Romanovs family. Anna Ioannovna. Born: Moscow, 28 January (7 February) 1693. Died: St. Petersburg, 17 (28) October 1740. Reigned: 1730-1740. Anna was born in Moscow to Tsar Ivan V and Praskoviya Fyodorovna Saltykova.
Jun 8, 2018 · ANNA (RUSSIA) (1693 – 1740, ruled 1730 – 1740), empress of Russia. Anna Ivanovna (or Ioannovna) was the second crowned female ruler of Russia, after Catherine I. The daughter of Peter the Great's half brother and co-tsar for seven years, Ivan V, she spent her adult life residing alternately in St. Petersburg and in the duchy of Courland.
