Background
She was the daughter of the elder brother of Catherine I of Russia, Karl Samoilovich Skavronskaia, and Marya Ivanovna, and made a maid of honor at the court of her cousin, princess Elizabeth.
She was the daughter of the elder brother of Catherine I of Russia, Karl Samoilovich Skavronskaia, and Marya Ivanovna, and made a maid of honor at the court of her cousin, princess Elizabeth.
25 April 1742, she was made lady in waiting. Anna Karlovna loved fine arts and her house was constantly visited by artists, writers, scientists, government people. She was described as beautiful, kind, charming and temperamental.
29 June 1760 Anna Karlovna was made chief gofmeysteriny.
In the short reign of Peter III of Russia Vorontsovs belonged entirely to the party of the Emperor and is among those who accompanied him on June 28, 1762 in flight in the galley of Oranienbaum in Kronstadt. 9 February 1760 Anna Karlovna received the Order of Saint Catherine"s great cross.
Widowed in 1767, the Countess Anna Karlovna not played a prominent role at court, although the Tsarevich Pavel Petrovich called her aunt.