Anna of Russia

Empress of All Russia

7 February 1693 Moscow, Tsardom of Russia

28 October 1740(1740-10-28) (47) Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire

NamesAnna Ivanovna Romanova

Empress Regnant of Russia from 1730 to 1740 For other uses, see Anna of Russia (disambiguation). Empress of All Russia Anna Empress of All RussiaReign26 (15) February 1730 – 28 (17) October 1740 Coronation28 April (9 May) 1730PredecessorPeter IISuccessorIvan VIBorn(1693-02-07 ) 7 February 1693 Moscow, Tsardom of RussiaDied28 October 1740(1740-10-28) (aged 47) Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian EmpireBurialPeter and Paul CathedralSpouse Frederick William, Duke of Courland ​ ​(m. 1710; died 1711)​House RomanovFatherIvan V of RussiaMotherPraskovia SaltykovaReligion Russian OrthodoxySignature Anna Ioannovna (Russian: Анна Иоанновна ; 7 February  1693 – 28 October  1740), also russified as Anna Ivanovna and sometimes anglicized as Anne, served as regent of the duchy of Courland from 1711 until 1730 and then ruled as Empress regnant of Russia from 1730 to 1740. Much of her administration was defined or heavily influenced by actions set in motion by her uncle, Peter the Great (r. 1682–1725 ), such as the lavish building projects in St. Petersburg, funding the Russian Academy of Science, and measures which generally favored the nobility, such as the repeal of a primogeniture law in 1730. In the West, Anna's reign was traditionally viewed as a continuation of the transition from the old Muscovy ways to the European court envisioned by Peter the Great. Within Russia, Anna's reign is often referred to as a "dark era".