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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, [a] was Emperor of Russia from October 1740 until he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna in December 1741.
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Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian: Иван IV Васильевич; [d] 25 August 1530 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1584), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, [e] was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533 to 1547, and the first Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia from 1547 until his death in 1584. [3]
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.
Aug 19, 2024 · Ivan VI (born Aug. 12 [Aug. 23, New Style], 1740, St. Petersburg, Russia—died July 5 [July 16], 1764, Shlisselburg Fortress, near St. Petersburg) was an infant emperor of Russia in 1740–41.
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This is a list of all reigning monarchs in the history of Russia. The list begins with the semi-legendary prince Rurik of Novgorod, sometime in the mid-9th century, and ends with Nicholas II, who abdicated in 1917, and was executed with his family in 1918. Two dynasties have ruled Russia: the Rurikids (862–1598) and Romanovs (from 1613).
NameLifespanReign StartReign EndOleg [7] the Seer Олег Вещий855–912c. 882c. 912Igor I [8] Игорь Рюрикович878–945c. 912945Sviatoslav I [9] Святослав ...942–972945 [10]March 972Yaropolk I [11] Ярополк ...950–980March 97211 June 980Ivan 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.
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Sep 25, 2023 · The infant emperor Ivan VI was “in power” from October 1740 until December 1741, when he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna, the daughter of Peter the Great. The infant and his parents were imprisoned far away from Saint Petersburg (the capital of Russia at that time).
