Ivan VI of Russia

The fifth Emperor of Russia (1740–1741)

  • Fame58.5
  • Momentum0.5
  • Wikipedia48.8K
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Lived 1740–1764, aged 24
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    65 languages
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  • Era
    1740–1764
    Aged 24
  • Awards
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Summary
Updated 2026-06-09

Two months old when proclaimed emperor, twenty-three years old when stabbed to death by his own guards — Ivan VI of Russia spent nearly his entire life behind bars for the crime of being born too close to the throne.

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Ivan Antonovich became Emperor of Russia in October 1740 at eight weeks old, his mother Anna Leopoldovna serving as regent. The reign lasted barely a year: his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna staged a coup in December 1741 and seized the throne. Ivan and his parents were locked away in fortress prisons far from the capital, where he grew up knowing only walls and wardens. In July 1764, when army officers attempted a rescue he knew nothing about, his guards killed him on the spot. He was twenty-three. His siblings, born into the same captivity, were finally released and sent to live under house arres…

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58.5
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Historical23.8
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Source confidence60.0
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