A throne for an unborn baby? Russian court chaos hits different.
Russia, 1736. The sixth year of Anna Ioannovna's reign. To strengthen the family of her female ancestors, the Miloslavskys, the Empress bequeaths the throne to the future son of her niece Anna Leopoldovna. There has never been such a thing in history that a non-existent child has become the heir. Meanwhile, for the sake of a worthy military alliance with Austria, the Empress trains Anna Leopoldovna and Anton Ulrich, Duke of Brauschweig. The mother of the future heir does not like the groom, and this is used by Peter, the offspring of Biron, and the Saxon envoy Moritz. The hunt for the princess begins between these two knights.
Costume
18th-century Russian court finery that screams wealth and anxiety.
Acting
Natalya Yegorova rules every scene as the unhinged Empress.
Director
Svetlana Druzhinina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is Episode 8 of a sprawling Russian TV cycle—Druzhinina directed the entire series across decades.
Anna Ioannovna's absurd succession plan actually happened; she willed the throne to a theoretical future infant rather than her living relatives.
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