Anna Leopoldovna
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Anna Leopoldovna, born Elisabeth Katharina Christine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and also known as Anna Carlovna, was regent of Russia for just over a year during the minority of her infant son Emperor I
Portrait c. 1740
Anthony Ulrich
Ivan VI
Silhouettes of her four younger children in Horsens-Peter, Alexei, Elizabeth and Catherine
Catherine Antonovna of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the daughter of Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick and Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Russia and sister of Ivan VI. She was imprisoned by Empress Elizabe
Anna Leopoldovna
…July 1764, and her husband, Anthony Ulrich, died in Kholmogory on 4 May 1774 after spending a further decade in prison. Her remaining four children (Ekaterina, Elizaveta, Peter and Alexei) were released from prison into the custody of their aunt, Danish Queen Dowager Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel…
Silhouette of Catherine during her stay at Horsens.