Note 57 — PRINCESS EKATERINA ROMANOVNA DASHKOV
Constance Garnett translation
Mirovitch plotted to rescue Ivan VI. from the Schlüsselburg and put him on the throne. Ivan’s jailers had been instructed by the Empress Elizabeth to kill him if any attempt were made to effect his escape—and did so. For an impartial account of Catherine’s reign see Sir Bernard Pares’ History of Russia.