Ernst Johann von Biron
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Ernst Johann von Biron (German: Ernst Johann von Biron; Russian: Эрнст Иоганн Бирон; (German: Bühren); 23 November [O.S. 13 November] 1690 – 29 December [O.S. 18 December] 1772[2]) was a Duke of Courland and Semigallia (1737–1740 and 1763–1769) and briefly regent of the Russian Empire in 1740.[3]
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Ernst Johann von Biron | |
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Duke of Courland and Semigallia | |
Duke of Courland and Semigallia | |
Reign | 1737–1740 |
Predecessor | Ferdinand |
Successor | Council of the Duke |
Reign | 1763–1769 |
Predecessor | Charles |
Successor | Peter |
Regent of Russia | |
Regency | 28 October – 20 November 1740 |
Monarch | Ivan VI |
Successor | Anna Leopoldovna |
Born | (1690-11-23)23 November 1690 Kalnzeem, Semigallia, Courland and Semigallia |
Died | 29 December 1772(1772-12-29) (aged 82) Mitau, Courland and Semigallia |
Burial | Ducal crypt in the Jelgava Palace |
Spouse | |
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House | Biron |
Father | Karl von Biron |
Mother | Catharina Hedwig von Raab gt Thülen[1] |
Religion | Lutheranism |
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