Ivan VI of Russia
Also known as Ivan VI Antonovich
The fifth Emperor of Russia (1740–1741)
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Ivan VI was a Russian emperor who ruled for only about one year, from 1740 to 1741, before being deposed as a child. His brief and turbulent reign illustrates the instability of Russian imperial succession during the 18th century, when power frequently shifted through palace coups rather than orderly transfers of authority.
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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, was Emperor of Russia from October 1740 until he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna in December 1741. He was only two months old when he was proclaimed emperor and his mother, Anna Leopoldovna, named regent, but the throne was seized in a coup after little more than a year. Ivan and his parents were imprisoned far from the capital, and spent the rest of their lives in captivity.
After more than twenty years as a prisoner, Ivan was killed by his guards when some army officers (unknown to Ivan) attempted to free him. His surviving siblings, who had been born in prison, were then released into the custody of their aunt, the Danish queen dowager Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. They settled in Horsens, where they lived in comfort under house arrest for the rest of their lives.
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