Ivan VI: Who was the infant ruler of Russia?

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Society & Culture, History

4.2 • 24.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2010

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Ivan VI was still an infant when he was proclaimed the Emperor of Russia. In this episode, Katie and Sarah explain how this strange ascension occurred -- and how Anna Leopoldovna became the power behind the throne.

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0:30.7	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History Class from Howstuffworks.com.
0:43.7	Hello and welcome to the podcast.
0:45.7	I'm Katie Lambert and I'm Theradowty.
0:48.7	And I am one of those people who really, really loves babies.
0:52.2	Molly of Stuff Mom never told you said that whenever we go out to lunch or dinner
0:56.7	and I get really distracted and start smiling at someone behind her.
0:59.7	She knows it's a baby and not a guy.
1:03.7	So of course, I would love a baby king,
1:06.7	and we're not talking about the kind you find in your king cake either.
1:10.7	And our topic is sandwich somewhere in between Peter the Great and Catherine the Great.
1:14.7	And we have this infant who's been chosen to roll Russia.
1:17.7	But if you are starting to get a growing sense of unease here
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