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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.
When this aid, in the form of a small Russian squadron, arrived in the region, Ali had already fled Egypt and taken refuge in Acre, the power base of his ally, Zahir al-Umar. After helping repel an Ottoman offensive on Sidon, the Russian squadron sailed for Beirut. They bombarded the town in June 1772 and occupied it from June 23 to 28.
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.
Poor Poor Paul (Russian: Бедный, бедный Павел, romanized: Bednyy bednyy Pavel) is a 2003 Russian historical drama film. It is a biopic of Czar Paul I of Russia and the final film of the historical trilogy of Vitaly Melnikov "The Empire.
History of Russia (1721–96) is the history of Russia during the Era of Russian palace revolutions and the Age of Catherine the Great. It began with creation of Russian Empire in 1721, the rule of Catherine I in 1725, and ended with the short rule of Peter III of Russia .
[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 ...
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)