Ivan V, 1666–96, czar of Russia (1682–96), son of Czar Alexis Alexis (əlĕk`sĭs)
..... Click the link for more information. by his first wife. Ivan was mentally retarded, and on the death of his elder brother, Feodor III Feodor III, 1661–82, czar of Russia (1676–82), son and successor of Alexis . Although an invalid, Feodor strove to carry out reforms. In 1681 he abolished the system of precedence among the boyar families, whereby appointments in civil and military
..... Click the link for more information. , his succession was opposed by the supporters of his half brother, Peter I Peter I or Peter the Great, 1672–1725, czar of Russia (1682–1725), major figure in the development of imperial Russia.

Early Life

..... Click the link for more information. (Peter the Great). However, Ivan and Peter jointly succeeded under the regency of Ivan's sister Sophia Alekseyevna Sophia Alekseyevna (sô`fyə əlyĭksyā`yəvnə)
..... Click the link for more information. . After the overthrow (1689) of Sophia's regency, Ivan was excluded from state affairs and Peter assumed control. Ivan's elder daughter, Catherine, was the grandmother of Ivan VI Ivan VI, 1740–64, czar of Russia (1740–41), great-grandson of Ivan V. He was the son of Prince Anthony Ulric of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and of Anna Leopoldovna .
..... Click the link for more information. ; his younger daughter, Anna Anna (Anna Ivanovna) (än`nə ĭvä`nôvnə)
..... Click the link for more information. , became czarina of Russia in 1730.

Ivan V

Russian Ivan Alekseyevich

(born Sept. 6, 1666, Moscow, Russia—died Feb. 8, 1696, Moscow) Nominal tsar of Russia (1682–96).When his brother Tsar Fyodor III died, Ivan, a mentally deficient chronic invalid, was proclaimed coruler with his half brother Peter I, with Ivan's sister Sophia as regent. After Sophia's overthrow in 1689, Ivan was allowed to retain his official position, though he never participated in governmental affairs, devoting the bulk of his time to prayer, fasting, and pilgrimages.