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Alexander I of Russia. Aleksandr I Pavlovich ( Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777 – December 1, 1825) was emperor of Russia from March 23, 1801 – December 1, 1825 and king of Poland from 1815–1825, as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland.
Alexander I - Napoleon Defeat, Russia Emperor, Reforms: Napoleon and his Grand Army of 600,000 men invaded Russia on June 24, 1812. The conflict that ensued was justly called the Patriotic War by the Russians; in it, the strong resistance and outstanding endurance of an entire people were displayed. The war transformed Alexander, suffusing him ...
(1777-1825), Russian Tsar 1801-1825. 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.
Alexander I, nicknamed "the Blessed", was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first king of Congress Poland from 1815, and the grand duke of Finland from 1809 to his death in 1825. He was the eldest son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg.
Jun 27, 2018 · World Encyclopedia. Alexander I [1], 1777–1825, czar of Russia (1801–25), son of Paul I [2] (in whose murder he may have taken an indirect part). In the first years of his reign the liberalism of his Swiss tutor, Frédéric César de La Harpe [3], seemed to influence Alexander.
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.
Alexander I of Russia ( Russian: Александр I Павлович, Aleksandr I Pavlovich) (23 December [ O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [ O.S. 19 November] 1825), [1] also known as Alexander the Blessed ( Russian: Александр Благословенный, Aleksandr Blagoslovennyi) was Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and the first Russian King o...
