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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.
Anna, empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. After the death of Peter II, the Supreme Privy Council, Russia’s ruling body, offered Anna the throne if she agreed to conditions placing the real power in the council’s hands.
Anna Ivanovna was born in Moscow on January 28, 1693, into a Russia where men wore beards and heavy robes and women wore veils and lived in seclusion in an almost oriental society. She was the fourth daughter of Ivan V (1682–1696), co-tsar of Russia with his half-brother Peter I.
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. After the death of her father, she lived with her mother and sisters in the village of Ismaylovo, where she was educated at home.
Anna of Russia was the daughter of Tsar Ivan V and reigned as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. Check out this biography to know more about her childhood, family life and achievements.
Jun 8, 2018 · 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.
Anna (born Dec. 7 [Dec. 18, New Style], 1718, Rostock, Mecklenburg [Germany]—died March 7 [March 18], 1746, Kholmogory, Russia) was the regent of Russia (November 1740–November 1741) for her son, the emperor Ivan VI.
May 13, 2015 · Anna Ioannovna (Russian: Анна Иоанновна) (7 February [O.S. 28 January] 1693 – 28 October [O.S. 17 October] 1740) reigned as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. Prior to her accession to the...
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.
May 11, 2018 · Anna Ivanovna (1693-1740) was empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. She continued the policy of westernizing Russia initiated by Czar Peter I . Born in Moscow on Jan. 29, 1693, Anna was the daughter of Ivan V , co-czar of Russia with his half-brother Peter I .
