Paul I of Russia

Paul I of Russia (Russian: Pavel Petrovich, ????? I ????????) (October 1, 1754 - March 23, 1801) was an Emperor (Tsar) of Russia (1796 - 1801).

Early Life

After his first marriage Paul became involved in intrigues. He believed he was the target of assassination. He also suspected his mother of intending to kill him, and once openly accused her of causing broken glass to be mingled with his food. Yet, though his mother removed him from the council and began to keep him at a distance, her actions were not unkind. The use made of his name by the rebel Pugachev in 1775 tended no doubt to render his position more difficult. When his wife died in childbirth in that year, his mother arranged another marriage on October 7, 1776, with the beautiful Sophia Dorothea of Württemberg, renamed in Russian "Maria Feodorovna". On the birth of his first child in 1777 the Empress gave him an estate, Pavlovsk. Paul and his wife gained leave to travel through western Europe in 1781-1782. In 1783 the Empress granted him another estate at Gatchina, where he was allowed to maintain a brigade of soldiers whom he drilled on the Prussian model.

Related Topics:
Pugachev - 1775 - October 7 - 1776 - Sophia Dorothea - Württemberg - 1777 - Pavlovsk - 1781 - 1782 - 1783 - Gatchina

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Maria bore Paul 10 children:

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• Alexander I
• Konstantin Pavlovich (1779-1831), who renounced his succession rights on 1822. Married Princess Juliane of Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld (Anna Fedorovna) and, after their divorce, Johanna Grudna-Grudczinska, Princess of Lowicz.
• Alexandra Pavlovna (1783-1801). Married Archduke Joseph of Austria.
• Elena Pavlovna (1784-1803). Married Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
• Maria Pavlovna (1786-1859). Married Carl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach.
• Ekaterina Pavlovna (1788-1819). Married first Duke Peter of Oldenburg and second King Wilhelm I of Württemberg.
• Olga Pavlovna (1792-1795).
• Anna Pavlovna (1795-1865). Married King William II of the Netherlands.
• Nikolai I
• Mikhail Pavlovitch (1798-1849). Married Helene von Württemberg and had five daughters.