Royalty · 1777–1825
Born: 23 December 1777 · Died: 1 December 1825 · Age at death: 47
Alexander I of Russia died aged 47. He was born on 23 December 1777 and died on 1 December 1825.
Russian tsar who defeated Napoleon's 1812 invasion, led his army into Paris and shaped Europe at the Congress of Vienna
Did you know?He led the coalition that defeated Napoleon and famously entered Paris on horseback at the head of his victorious troops.
Alexander I was the tsar who defeated Napoleon. He came to the throne in 1801 after his father was murdered by court plotters. At first he talked of liberal reforms. He fought Napoleon, then made peace with him at Tilsit in 1807. In 1812 Napoleon invaded Russia and reached Moscow, but his army was destroyed in the retreat. Alexander's troops rode into Paris in 1814. He became increasingly religious and conservative. After his sudden death, rumours said he became a hermit in Siberia.
Alexander I of Russia (Russian: Александр I Павлович, romanized: Aleksandr I Pavlovich, IPA:; 23 December 1777 – 1 December 1825), nicknamed "the Blessed", was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first King of Congress Poland from 1815, and the Grand Duke of Finland from 1809 to his death in 1825.
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Emperor of Russia, 1777–1825
Alexander I was born in St Petersburg on 23 December 1777 (12 December Old Style).
He became emperor in 1801.
Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812.
His troops entered Paris in 1814.
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Did you know?Rumours claimed he faked his death and became a hermit in Siberia.
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The Battle of Friedland (14 June 1807) was a major engagement of the Napoleonic Wars between the armies of the French Empire and the Russian Empire, led by Napoleon I and General Levin August von Bennigsen respectively.
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The Treaties of Tilsit (French: Traités de Tilsit), also collectively known as the Peace of Tilsit (German: Friede von Tilsit; Russian: Тильзитский мир, romanized: Tilzitski mir), were two peace treaties signed by French Emperor Napoleon in the town of Tilsit (today Sovetsk, Russia) in July 1807 in the aftermath of…
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