Anna Ivanovna

[ ah-nuh ee-vah-nuhv-nuh ]

noun

1. 1693–1740, empress of Russia 1730–40.

Example Sentences

Her name is Anna Ivanovna and we tracked her down to Velyka Danylivka, a village near Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine where she lives with her husband, dogs, cats and rabbits.

From BBC

No one epitomizes this mindset more than Anna Ivanovna.

From Slate

As for Anna Ivanovna, she died the following October of kidney troubles.

From Slate

I repaired to Court at the time appointed, and M. de Kaiserling immediately presented me to the duchess, and she to the duke, who was the celebrated Biron, or Birlen, the former favourite of Anna Ivanovna.

From Project Gutenberg

After taking leave of this brave patriot, I went to Christianpol, where lived the famous palatin Potocki, who had been one of the lovers of the empress Anna Ivanovna.

From Project Gutenberg