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  1. 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.

  2. 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. She married the prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and their son, Ivan VI ...

  3. 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.

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  5. Anna was the regent of Russia (November 1740–November 1741) for her son, the emperor Ivan VI. A niece of Empress Anna (reigned 1730–40), Anna Leopoldovna married a nephew of the Holy Roman emperor Charles VI in 1739 and gave birth to a son, Ivan (Aug. 2 [Aug. 13], 1740), who was named heir to the.

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  6. Biographies Russian Rulers Romanov Regent Anna Leopoldovna. Anna Leopoldovna. Born: 1718, Rostock. Died: 1746, Kholmogory. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Anna Leopoldovna (1718–1746) views 2,125,985 updated. Anna Leopoldovna (1718–1746) Russian regent. Name variations: Anna Carlovna or Karlovna. 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.