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Tsar Alexander I

Alexander I
Alexander I of Russia by G.Dawe (1826, Peterhof).jpg
Portrait of Emperor Alexander I
Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias
Reign 23 March 1801 – 1 December 1825
Coronation 15 September 1801
Predecessor Paul I
Successor Nicholas I
Born (1777-12-23)23 December 1777
Saint Petersburg
Died 1 December 1825(1825-12-01) (aged 47)
Taganrog
Burial Peter and Paul Cathedral
Consort Princess Louise of Baden
Issue Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alexandrovna
Full name
Alexander Pavlovich Romanov
House Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
Father Paul I
Mother Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg
Religion Russian Orthodox
Signature
Full name
Alexander Pavlovich Romanov

Alexander I (Russian: Александр Павлович, Aleksandr Pavlovich; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825) reigned as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. He was the son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. Alexander was the first Russian King of Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland. He was sometimes called Alexander the Blessed.

He was born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, and succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ruled Russia during the chaotic period of the Napoleonic Wars. As prince and emperor, Alexander often used liberal rhetoric, but continued Russia's absolutist policies in practice. In the first years of his reign, he initiated some minor social reforms and (in 1803–04) major, liberal educational reforms, such as building more universities. He promised constitutional reforms and a desperately needed reform of serfdom in Russia but made no concrete proposals. Alexander appointed Mikhail Speransky, the son of a village priest, as one of his closest advisors. The Collegia was abolished and replaced by the The State Council, which was created to improve legislation. Plans were also made to set up a parliament and sign a constitution.


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