1741 in Russia
Events from the year 1741 in Russia
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Carle Vanloo, Portrait de l’impératrice Élisabeth Petrovna (1760)
Incumbents
- Emperor – Ivan VI (until 6 December)
- Regent – Sovereign and Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna (until 6 December)
- Empress – Elizabeth (since 6 December)
Events
- 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.
Births
- 15 July - Catherine Antonovna of Brunswick, younger sister of emperor Ivan VI.
- Ivan Gudovich, military commander
Deaths
- 19 December - Vitus Bering, explorer of the Far East and the Pacific.
References
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