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Alexander I (Russian: Александр I Павлович, romanized: Aleksandr I Pavlovich, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ]; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825), 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.
- 23 March 1801 – 1 December 1825
- Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg
Alexander I (born December 23 [December 12, Old Style], 1777, St. Petersburg, Russia—died December 1 [November 19], 1825, Taganrog) was the emperor of Russia (1801–25), who alternately fought and befriended Napoleon I during the Napoleonic Wars but who ultimately (1813–15) helped form the coalition that defeated the emperor of the French.
Alexander I, Russian Aleksandr Pavlovich, (born Dec. 23, 1777, St. Petersburg, Russia—died Dec. 1, 1825, Taganrog), Tsar of Russia (1801–25). He became tsar in 1801 after the assassination of his father, Paul I. He and his advisers corrected many of the injustices of the preceding reign but failed to carry out the abolition of serfdom.
- He was the first Tsar Alexander in the Romanov dynasty. The first son of Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich and Maria Feodorovna, Alexander received his name by the choice of his grandmother, Catherine the Great.
- He knew about the conspiracy against his father. The initiator of the conspiracy against Emperor Paul I was Count Peter Palen, the St. Petersburg military governor and the emperor's closest ally.
- He treated his subjects completely differently than his father did. Alexander's reign began promisingly – the young emperor abolished the strict military regulations that his father had introduced in St. Petersburg, returned many political prisoners from jails and exiles and behaved completely differently in public.
- When he reigned, he relied on advisers. From the very beginning of his reign, Alexander was helped to make state decisions by his friends, associates and advisers.
Biography of Alexander I, the Russian Tsar who ruled from 1777 to 1825. Learn about his liberalism, his reform of the state institutions, his war with Napoleon and his legacy.
The defeat of Napoleon. 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 with energy and determination.
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. He was born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, and ...
