Anna of Russia

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Anna of Russia was Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740, known for her autocratic rule, reliance on Baltic German advisers, and the continuation of Peter the Great’s westernizing policies.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Anna of Russia canonical 17
Anna Ioannovna 1
Ioannovna 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Empress of Russia
member of the House of Romanov
monarch
ruler
burialPlace Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
surface form: Peter and Paul Cathedral
capitalDuringReign St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
country Russian Empire
countryOfBirth Tsardom of Russia
countryOfDeath Russian Empire
dateOfBirth 1693-02-07
dateOfDeath 1740-10-28
era 18th century
father Ivan V of Russia
fullName Anna of Russia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anna Ioannovna
givenName Anna
house House of Romanov
knownFor autocratic rule
continuation of Peter the Great’s westernizing policies
court extravagance
establishment of the Cabinet of Ministers
reliance on Baltic German advisers
strengthening of the secret police
languageUsed German
Russian
marriagePlace Torgau
marriageStart 1710
monarchOf Russian Empire
mother Praskovia Saltykova
nativeLanguage Russian
nobleFamily House of Romanov
surface form: Romanov dynasty
occupation sovereign
patronymic Anna of Russia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ioannovna
placeOfBirth Moscow
placeOfDeath St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
positionHeld Empress of Russia
predecessor Peter II of Russia
reignAsDuchessEnd 1730
reignAsDuchessStart 1711
reignEnd 1740
reignStart 1730
relative Peter the Great
religion Russian Orthodox Church
residence Winter Palace
sexOrGender female
spouse Frederick William, Duke of Courland
successor Ivan VI of Russia
title Duchess of Courland
uncle Peter the Great

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Romanov hasMember Anna of Russia
Peter II of Russia successor Anna of Russia
Peter II of Russia wasSucceededBy Anna of Russia
Anna of Russia fullName Anna of Russia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Anna Ioannovna
Anna of Russia patronymic Anna of Russia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ioannovna
Ivan VI of Russia predecessor Anna of Russia
Empress of Russia notableTitleHolder Anna of Russia
Marta Helena Skowrońska relative Anna of Russia
Tsar of Russia positionHeldBy Anna of Russia
Praskovia Saltykova child Anna of Russia
Praskovia Saltykova motherOf Anna of Russia
Praskovia Saltykova relative Anna of Russia
Ernst Johann von Biron employer Anna of Russia
Duchess of Courland refersTo Anna of Russia
Ivan Alekseyevich child Anna of Russia
Ivan Alekseyevich notableOffspring Anna of Russia