Ivan VI Antonovich, also known as Ioann Antonovich, was Emperor of Russia from October 1740 until he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna in December 1741. 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 lived out their lives in captivity.
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Position held
- Emperor of all the Russias
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Born
- August 12, 1740, August 13, 1740
