Anna of Russia

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Empress of Russia member of the House of Romanov monarch ruler

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.

Aliases (2)

Anna Ioannovna ×1
Ioannovna ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Empress of Russia → member of the House of Romanov → monarch → ruler →
burialPlace	Peter and Paul Cathedral →
capitalDuringReign	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 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	Romanov dynasty →
occupation	sovereign →
patronymic	Ioannovna →
placeOfBirth	Moscow →
placeOfDeath	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 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anna of Russia ("Anna Ioannovna") →	fullName
House of Romanov →	hasMember
Emperor of All the Russias →	officeHolder
Anna of Russia ("Ioannovna") →	patronymic
Ivan VI of Russia →	predecessor
Peter II of Russia →	successor
Peter II of Russia →	wasSucceededBy