Vasily Yakovlevich Mirovich

Russian military officer

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Vasily Yakovlevich Mirovich was a second lieutenant in the Russian military. In 1764, he attempted to free Ivan VI, an infant who had been emperor of Russia in 1740-41. Mirovich's goal was to depose Catherine II the Great, who had recently taken the throne, and restore Ivan VI to power. However, during Mirovich's mutiny, Ivan VI was killed by his jailers.1

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…lieutenant of the Shlisselburg garrison, Vasily Yakovlevich Mirovich, tried in 1764 to free Ivan in order to remove Catherine II the Great, who had recently seized the throne (1762), and to restore him to power. In the course of Mirovich’s mutiny, however, Ivan was assassinated by his jailers.
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…lieutenant of the Shlisselburg garrison, Vasily Yakovlevich Mirovich, tried in 1764 to free Ivan in order to remove Catherine II the Great, who had recently seized the throne (1762), and to restore him to power. In the course of Mirovich’s mutiny, however, Ivan was assassinated by his jailers.
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