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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.
Russian historians have been dismissive of Paul because of his eccentricities, and I. A. Fedosov called him a "crazy despot [who] threatened to discredit the very idea of absolutism". [ 219 ] [ 220 ] Paul was no more absolutist than Catherine had been, however, and "consensus had to be achieved on her terms". [ 221 ]
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.
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 ...
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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)
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