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Alexander I - Napoleonic Wars, Reforms, Diplomacy: Displaying an astonishing inconstancy, Alexander abandoned his internal reforms to devote himself to foreign policy, to which he would commit the major portion of his reign. Sensitive to fluctuations in continental politics, he was a “European” who hoped for peace and unity. He felt that he was called to be a mediator, like his grandmother ...
Alexander I was born in St. Petersburg on 23 December, 1777 and died at Taganrog on 1 December, 1825. He was the son of Paul I and Sophie of Württemberg (Maria Feodorovna), and the grandson of Catherine II. He was handsome – he had the classic profile of his grandmother – and intelligent.
He defeated Napoleon, but did not command the army himself. Russians called Alexander "the sphinx who remained an enigma to the grave". 1. He was the first Tsar Alexander in the Romanov dynasty ...
Born: St. Petersburg, 12 (23) December 1777. Died: Taganrog, 19 November (1 December) 1825. Reigned: 1801-1825. Grand Duke Alexander, the oldest son of Pavel I and his wife Maria Fyodorovna, and heir to the throne, remains one of the most enigmatic figures in the Romanov Dynasty. Nicknamed the Russian Sphinx because of his restrained nature and ...
From the publishersAlexander I was a ruler with high aspirations for the people of Russia. Cosseted as a young grand duke by Catherine the Great, he ascended to the throne in 1801 after the brutal assassination of his father. In this magisterial biography, Marie-Pierre Rey illuminates the complex forces that shaped Alexander's tumultuous reign and …
Dec 23, 2012 · Alexander I of Russia. Tsar Alexander I, also known as Alexander the Blessed was born on December 23, 1777. His rule of Russia from March 24, 1801 following the assassination of his father Paul I, was a tumultuous one. The crowning glory of his reign of course was the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars.
On December 9th, 1825, St. Petersburg went into mourning for the death of the Emperor Alexander I. According to the official announcement, he had died at the very beginning of the month in the harbour town of Taganrog on the sea of Azov. The cause of his death, it was said, was a marsh fever, contracted a few weeks earlier during a tour of ...
