Ivan VI of Russia

Reign: 1740 – 1741
Life: 1740–1764

He was known as Ioann Antonovich. 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.

During Ivan VI of Russia's reign, Frederick II of Prussia ruled Prussia, Louis XV of France ruled France, and Philip V of Spain ruled Spain.

Further reading: The Romanovs: 1613–1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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The Romanovs: 1613–1918