1741_in_Russia
1741 in Russia
Russia-related events during the year of 1741
Events from the year 1741 in Russia
- Monarch – Ivan VI (until 6 December), Elizabeth (from 6 December)
- Regent – Sovereign and Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna (until 6 December)
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- 8 August – Sweden declared war on Russia as the response to the murder of the Swedish diplomatic courier Malcolm Sinclair.
- 6 December – Elizabeth of Russia becomes empress after a palace coup.
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- 15 July - Catherine Antonovna of Brunswick, younger sister of emperor Ivan VI.
- Ivan Gudovich, military commander
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- 19 December - Vitus Bering, explorer of the Far East and the Pacific.
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