Catherine The Great Ivan Vi

5 july 1764 was emperor of russia in 1740 41.

Catherine the great ivan vi. This was the silent imprisoned former tsar ivan vi deposed as an infant. Ivan vi in full ivan antonovich born aug. Biography of catherine the great. 12 august 1740 16 july o s.

17 november 1796 in saint persburg russia at the age of 67 cause of death. 2 may 1729 in stettin pomerania german kingdom of prussia reign. She came to power following a coup d état that overthrew her husband peter iii. 16 july 1764 in shlisselburg russia at the age of 23.

Ivan s guards also knew that if there were ever any attempt to free prisoner one he should be killed immediately before he could escape a rule that catherine the great ordered when. It was 1762 and the former tsar was 21 years old. Ivan vi is the prisoner catherine ii encounters in the first scene of. When catherine the great took over the throne she went to visit ivan vi in his prison.

The story begins with catherine s visit to a prison in shlisselburg where she meets ivan vi of russia. The empress is seen traveling without an enormous entourage that one might expect from an. 28 october 6 december 1741 died. Catherine saw his mental state but did not do anything to help possibly fearing that ivan vi had a greater right to the throne than she had.

Ivan had a blood tie to the throne and actually reigned for a minute as a baby with his mother as regent before peter iii s mother elizabeth seized the throne. Ivan vi antonovich iván vi. Catherine ii born sophie of anhalt zerbst. So who was ivan vi and why was he a threat to catherine the great.

Ivan lived to be twenty three years old surviving elizabeth and her nephew heir peter iii catherine the great s husband. The death of ivan vi ashadowy figure potentially more threatening than any other who might challenge her right to the throne loomed over catherine during the first two years of her reign. His existence haunted catherine as it had haunted empress elizabeth. Petersburg infant emperor of russia in 1740 41.

He was only two months old when he was proclaimed emperor and his mother named regent. 2 may 1729 17 november 1796 most commonly known as catherine the great was empress of russia from 1762 until 1796 the country s longest ruling female leader. Scarcely a year later his first cousin twice removed elizabeth seized the throne in a coup. 23 new style 1740 st.

23 august 1740 in saint petersburg russia reign.