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Paul I (Russian: Па́вел I Петро́вич, romanized: Pavel I Petrovich; 1 October [O.S. 20 September] 1754 – 23 March [O.S. 11 March] 1801) was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his assassination in 1801. Paul remained overshadowed by his mother, Catherine the Great, for most of his life.
Paul's reign was an object lesson, regardless of his good intentions, in the need for security and calm instead of arbitrary government. [75] Paul's campaign against his mother's legacy demonstrated the dangers of autocracy in irresponsible hands, and the nobility realized that "autocratic power could destroy privileges as well as grant them". [66]
died: Nikita Romanov 1648–1649, cousin Nikita Romanov: Heir presumptive: cousin: 6 October 1649: tsar's son died: 15 February 1654: son born to tsar: uncertain: Tsarevich Alexei Alekseyevich: Heir apparent: eldest son: 15 February 1654: born: 17 January 1670: died: Nikita Romanov 1654, cousin uncertain: Tsarevich Feodor Alekseyevich 1661 ...
The Romanov portraits were shot between 1915 and 1916, only months before their 1917 execution at the hands of Lenin The Romanovs' final days, as seen through the eyes of Anastasia Skip to main ...
Died Notes Peter Feodorovich: Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp: 21 February 1728: 17 July 1762: succeeded as Emperor Peter III in 1762 Pavel Petrovich: Peter Feodorovich: 1 October 1754: 23 March 1801: succeeded as Emperor Paul I in 1796 Alexander Pavlovich: Pavel Petrovich: 23 December 1777: 1 December 1825: succeeded as Emperor ...
Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna Romanova was born in Saint Petersburg in the Russian Empire as the fourth child and second daughter of Tsesarevich Paul Petrovich of Russia (1754–1801) and his second wife, Tsesarevna Maria Feodorovna, born Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (1759–1828).
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