Catherine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1692–1733)

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Catherine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1692–1733)

Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Name variations: Yekaterina Ivanova or Ivanovna Romanov. Born on July 25, 1692; died on June 25, 1733; daughter of Ivan V (1666–1696), tsar of Russia (r. 1682–1689), and Praskovya Saltykova (1664–1723); elder sister of Anna Ivanovna (1693–1740); niece of Peter I the Great; married Charles Leopold, duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, on April 19, 1716; children: Anna Leopoldovna (1718–1746).

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