| Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna | |||||
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| Regent of Russia | |||||
| Regency | 20 November 1740 – 6 December 1741 | ||||
| Monarch | Ivan VI | ||||
| Predecessor | Ernst Johann von Biron | ||||
| Born | 18 December 1718 Rostock, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Died | 19 March 1746 (aged 27) Kholmogory, Archangelgorod Governorate, Russian Empire | ||||
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| Spouse | Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick | ||||
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| House | House of Mecklenburg-Brunswick-Romanov | ||||
| Father | Charles Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg | ||||
| Mother | Catherine Ivanovna of Russia | ||||
| Religion | Russian Orthodox prev. Lutheran | ||||
Anna Leopoldovna (Russian: А́нна Леопо́льдовна; 18 December 1718 – 19 March 1746), born Elisabeth Katharina Christine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and also known as Anna Carlovna[1] (А́нна Ка́рловна), was regent of Russia for just over a year (1740–1741) during the minority of her infant son Emperor Ivan VI.[2]