Ivan VI of Russia

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Ivan VI of Russia was an infant emperor of Russia from the House of Romanov whose brief reign ended when he was deposed and later imprisoned and killed.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Ivan VI 1
Ivan VI Antonovich 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Russia
historical figure
monarch
ageAtAccession approximately two months
ageAtDeath 23
baptismReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
birthDate 1740-08-23
birthPlace Russian Empire
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
causeOfDeath killed by guards
countryRuled Russian Empire
deathDate 1764-07-16
deathPlace Russian Empire
Shlisselburg
surface form: Shlisselburg Fortress
deposedBy Elizabeth of Russia
dynasty House of Romanov
surface form: Romanov dynasty
era 18th century
father Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick
fullName Ivan
surface form: Ivan Antonovich
givenName Ivan
governmentTypeDuringReign regency
grandmother Catherine Ivanovna of Russia
heldTitle Grand Prince of Russia
house House of Romanov
imprisonedForLife true
languageOfCourt Russian
mannerOfDeath homicide
mother Anna Leopoldovna
nobleTitle Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg
notableFor being killed by his jailers
brief reign as infant emperor
long-term imprisonment
paternalHouse House of Brunswick-Bevern
patronymicName Antonovich
placeOfImprisonment Shlisselburg
surface form: Shlisselburg Fortress
predecessor Anna of Russia
regent Anna Leopoldovna
Ernst Johann von Biron
reignEndDate 1741-12-06
reignStartDate 1740-10-28
religion Russian Orthodox Church
royalName Ivan VI of Russia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ivan VI
succeededToThroneAsInfant true
successor Elizabeth of Russia
title Emperor of All the Russias
surface form: Autocrat of All the Russias

Tsar of Russia
surface form: Emperor of Russia
wasDeposed true
wasInfantRuler true

Referenced by (8)

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House of Romanov hasMember Ivan VI of Russia
Emperor of All the Russias officeHolder Ivan VI of Russia
Tsar of Russia positionHeldBy Ivan VI of Russia
Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia predecessor Ivan VI of Russia
subject surface form: Elizabeth of Russia
Elizabeth of Russia predecessor Ivan VI of Russia
Ivan VI of Russia royalName Ivan VI of Russia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ivan VI
Antonovich sameAs Ivan VI of Russia
subject surface form: Ivan VI of Russia
this entity surface form: Ivan VI Antonovich
Anna of Russia successor Ivan VI of Russia