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Paul stabilized the succession of the Russian throne by his imperial family statute (1797; in force until 1917). He sent Suvorov to Italy to fight against the French Revolution, but he ended his reign while preparing with Napoleon an expedition to India against England.
Tsar Paul I of Russia was one of the most hateable men in history—but it's still hard to say he deserved his utterly brutal end.
Mar 3, 2001 · Paul I of Russia was the son and successor of Catherine the Great, who took the Romanov throne away from her feeble-minded husband, Tsar Peter III, and had him killed in 1762, an event which ever afterwards preyed on the mind of their son, then a boy of eight.
Paul I was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his 1801 assassination. Paul remained overshadowed by his mother for most of his life. He adopted the laws of succession to the Russian throne—rules that lasted until the end of the Romanov dynasty and of the Russian Empire.
Paul I of Russia, also known as Tsar Paul, reigned as Emperor of Russia from 1796 to 1801. He succeeded his mother, Catherine the Great, and immediately began a mission to undo her legacy. Paul had deep animosity towards his mother and her actions as empress.
Paul I. Born: St. Petersburg, 20 September (1 October) 1754. Died: St. Petersburg, 11 (23) March 1801. Reigned: 1796-1801. The future Emperor Paul I was the son of Peter III and his wife, Catherine the Great.
The reign of the Emperor Paul witnessed an unprecedented Russian involvement in the affairs of the Italian states. The purpose of this paper is to explore the background of the Russian presence in Italy, the course of its development, the objectives of Russian policy in the area, and the results.
