Who succeeded Anna Ioannovna as Empress of Russia?
Ivan VI
Elisabeth
Catherine I
Peter I
Answer
Ivan VI succeeded Anna Ioannovna as Empress of Russia in 1740. He was a boy of 2 months old when he ascended the throne, and he was deposed just 2 years later by Elizabeth Petrovna, the daughter of Peter the Great.
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