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Alexander I was the Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first King of Congress Poland from 1815, and the Grand Duke of Finland from 1809 to his death. He was the eldest son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. The son of Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Paul I, Alexander succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ...
Alexander I, Tsar of Russia. (1777-1825), Reigned 1801-25. Sitter in 6 portraits. Like. List Thumbnail. Sort by. Political Quadrille. by Charles Williams, published by Elizabeth Walker. hand-coloured etching, published October 1806.
Alexander I, Tsar of Russia (1777-1825) was one of the most important figures in the eventual defeat of Napoleon. His refusal to negotiation with Napoleon after the fall of Moscow eventually forced the French to begin the disastrous retreat that destroyed the Grand Army and helped encourage Germany to revolt against Napoleon.
In 1825, Alexander died unexpectedly, far from home during a voyage through south Russia in the city of Taganrog. The suddenness and mysteriousness of his death, as well as the memory of those tragic events that brought him to power in 1801, resulted in a persistent folk legend according to which Alexander did not die, but went to live in seclusion as a hermit monk, no longer able to endure ...
Emperor Alexander of Russia (1777-1825) had a long-lasting and troubled relationship with his arch-nemesis, Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon asked for the hand of both of Alexander’s sisters, but ...
Alexander was crowned Tsar to succeed his father. His mother, Maria, refused to speak to her son for a long while, she never entirely forgave him for his complicity in his father's murder. In his first years on the Russian throne, Alexander tried to rule in an enlightened way. The country was very excited at the prospects of Alexander's reign ...
6. Apr. 2024 · From friendship to rivalry, here’s how Tsar Alexander I of Russia eventually took revenge for his humiliation at Austerlitz by masterminding Napoleon’s downfall. Apr 6, 2024 • By Jimmy Chen, MPhil Modern European History, BSc Government and History. On a cold winter’s day in December 1805, Emperor Napoleon won his most famous victory at ...
