Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia

Elder daughter of Emperor Peter I of Russia and Catherine I of Russia

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Lived 1708–1728, aged 20

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1708–1728
Aged 20

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FatherPeter the Great

MotherCatherine I of Russia

ChildPeter III of Russia

SiblingElizabeth of Russia

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Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia was the eldest daughter of Emperor Peter I of Russia and Empress Catherine I. Her younger sister, Empress Elizabeth, ruled between 1741 and 1762.

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Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia was the eldest daughter of Emperor Peter I of Russia and Empress Catherine I. Her younger sister, Empress Elizabeth, ruled between 1741 and 1762. While a potential heir in the reign of her nephew Peter II, she never acceded to the throne due to political reasons. However, her son Peter III became Emperor in 1762, succeeding Elizabeth. She was Duchess Consort of Holstein-Gottorp by marriage. She was born in Moscow and died in Kiel in her youth at the age of 20.

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