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Paul was son of Emperor Peter III, nephew and anointed heir of the Empress Elizabeth (second-eldest daughter of Tsar Peter the Great), and his wife Catherine II, born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, daughter of a minor German prince who married into the Russian Romanov dynasty.
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 became an adamant opponent of France, and Russia joined Britain and Austria in a war against France. In 1798–1799 Russian troops under one of the country's most famous generals, Aleksandr Suvorov , performed brilliantly, driving the French from Italy.
[1] She succeeded with her task and had a son with him, Semyon Veliky (1772-1794), whose upbringing was provided by the empress. Paul married in 1773, and in 1776, Sophia remarried count Peter Kirillovich Razumovskiy, son of field marshal Kirill Grigorievich Razumovsky. As her father-in-law protested and expressed his dislike of the marriage ...
Pages in category "Films about Paul I of Russia" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Assa (film)
1772-1830: Major General (1807), Lieutenant General (1815) Chief of dragoon brigade in the Wittgenstein Corps: Polotsk, Czasniki, Stolbsy, Smoliani, Lützen: Yes Fyodor Aleksopol: 1758-after 1816: Major General (1807) Chief of the 2nd brigade of the 23rd infantry division: Smolensk, Borodino: No Alexander Albrecht: 1788-1828
Count Stroganov was born on 18 June 1772 in Paris, and was called "Popo" in his family. He was a son of Alexander Sergeyevich Stroganov and, his second wife, Princess Ekaterina Petrovna Trubetskaya (daughter of Prince Peter Nikitich Trubetskoy). [1] His godfather was the Russian Emperor Paul I, and his childhood friend was the future Tsar ...
Events from the year 1772 in Russia. Incumbents. Monarch – Catherine II; Events. This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2016)