Alexander I of Russia

Aleksander Pavlovich Romanov or Tsar Alexander I (The Blessed), (Russian: ????????? I ????????) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825), Emperor of Russia (reigned March 23, 1801–December 1, 1825), King of Poland (reigned 1815–1825), son of the Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, afterwards Paul I, and Maria Fedorovna, daughter of the Duke of Württemberg.

In his old age

Tsar Alexander I, the man of mystery, became increasingly involved in mysticism and increasingly more suspicious of those around him. On the way to the conference in Aachen, Germany, an attempt had been made to kidnap him. Now he would trust no one. At home, his young daughter, an only child, died, and his wife became ill.

Related Topics:
Mysticism - Aachen - Germany

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In 1825, the "Tsar of All the Russians" died in the city of Taganrog. After an official announcement of the Tsar's death, a British ambassador at the Russian court said he had seen Alexander boarding a ship. It was later rumored that a monk in Siberia, Feodor Kuzmich, was really the former ruler. Whatever the truth, when the Soviet Government opened Alexander's grave many, many years later, it was empty.

Related Topics:
1825 - Taganrog - Monk - Siberia

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