Anna Leopoldovna

Regent and Grand Duchess of Russia (1718–1746)

Key facts

Regency: 20 November 1740 – 6 December 1741
Monarch: Ivan VI
Predecessor: Ernst Johann von Biron
Born: ( 1718-12-18 ) 18 December 1718, Rostock , Mecklenburg-Schwerin , Holy Roman Empire
Died: 19 March 1746 (1746-03-19) (aged 27), Kholmogory , Archangelgorod Governorate , Russian Empire
Burial: Annunciation Church , Alexander Nevsky Monastery
Spouse: Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1739 )
Issue: Ivan VI of Russia Catherine Antonovna Elizabeth Antonovna Peter Antonovich Alexei Antonovich

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HouseHouse of Mecklenburg-Brunswick-Romanov [ru] FatherCharles Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg MotherCatherine Ivanovna of Russia ReligionRussian Orthodox prev. Lutheran

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.