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Anna married Frederick William, Duke of Courland in November 1710, but on the return trip from Saint Petersburg in January 1711 her husband died. Anna continued ruling as duchess of Courland (now southern Latvia) from 1711 to 1730.

1 Domestic policies

Anna was the daughter of Ivan V of Russia, as well as the niece of Peter the Great. On the death of Peter II, Emperor of Russia, the Russian supreme privy council made Anna Empress in 1730Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III ( 1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730- 1754) Anna Ivanova ( Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births July 12 Josiah Wedgwood, potter (died 1795) July 26 Charles Me. They had hoped that she would remain a figurehead at best, and malleable at worst, and convinced her to sign articles that limited her power. However, these proved a minor inconvenience to her, and soon she established herself as an autocratic ruler, using her popularity with the imperial guards and lesser nobility. As one of her first acts to consolidate this power she restored the security police, which she used to intimidate and terrorize those who opposed her and her policies.

2 Foreign policies

Having a distrust of Russian nobles, Anna kept them from powerful positions, instead giving those to Baltic GermansThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east. Ernst Johann von BironErnst Johann von Biron or Biren (1690 28 December 1772), duke of Courland, was the grandson of a groom in the service of Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland, who bestowed upon him a small estate, which Biren's father inherited and where Biren himself was born gained her particular favour and had considerable influence over her policies. She allied Russia with Charles VICharles VI ( October 1, 1685 October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg''. His educator was Anton Florian of Liechtenstein. On terms of a contract he w, ( Holy Roman EmperorThe Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. The terminology of the title is somewhat confusing. The title of from 1711 to 1740), and committed Russia during the War of the Polish SuccessionHistory Military history War The War of the Polish Succession ( 1733- 1738) was a European war and a Polish civil war, with considerable interference from other countries, to determine the succession to Augustus II, King of Poland. Former Polish king Stan ( 1733Events February 12 English colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. May 29 Right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves upheld at Quebec Quebec. July 30 First Freemasons lodge opened in what will become the United States. Births May 4 Jean-Charles- 1735Events 16 April The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. August 4 Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditiou). Afterwards, she made Augustus III the king of Poland. In 1736 she attacked Turkey, but Charles made a separate peace with Turkey, forcing Russia to follow suit and to give up all recently captured territories with the exception of Azov. Her reign saw the beginnings of Russian territorial expansion into central Asia.