Anton Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Anton Ulrich Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Son of Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1680-1735) by his wife and first cousin once removed, Antoinette Amalie Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1696-1762).

Born: Bevern, Brunswick 28. Aug 1714

Married: Saint Petersburg 3. Jul 1739 Elisabeth (Anna Leopoldovna) Princess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, future Russian Regent (1718-1746), daughter of Karl Leopold Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1678-1747) by his first wife Yekaterina Ivanovna Tsarevna of Russia (1692-1733)

Issue:

• Ivan VI Antonovich Emperor of All the Russians 1740-1741 (1740-1764, murdered)
• Katharina Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1741-1807)
• Elisabeth Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1743-1782)
• Peter Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1745-1798)
• Alexei Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1746-1787)

Died: in exile at Kholmogory, Russia 4. May 1774