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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 saw round hats and laced shoes as lower-class apparel. [137] Round hats, high cravats and colorful scarves were banned. [69] [115] No excuses were accepted, [106] and punishment was severe. [69] Paul recruited secret police, [60] who searched the streets for men in round hats, whose hats were torn from their heads and burnt. [149]
Grand Duke Paul Petrovich: Heir apparent: son: 7 January 1762: proclaimed by Emperor, and then by Empress: 17 November 1796: became emperor: Peter III and Catherine II: Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich: Heir apparent: son: 28 November 1796: proclaimed by Emperor: 15 May 1797: Decree of the succession to the throne: Paul I
Prince Roman Petrovich was born in the Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg the only son of Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia and his wife Princess Milica of Montenegro, daughter of King Nicholas I of Montenegro.
By RYAN GORMAN Stunning images of the Russian imperial family have emerged nearly 100 years to the date they were taken. The Romanov portraits were shot between 1915 and 1916, only months before ...
Previously drafted privately as a contract between Paul Petrovich while being the heir apparent, and his wife Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg), it was made public and signed into law after Paul succeeded his mother Catherine II in November 1796 and was crowned Emperor.
In this week’s Bee Opinionated, the Editorial Board discusses Sacramento’s DA and the city’s payout to Crocker Village developer Paul Petrovich
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