Paul I of Russia
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| Paul I | ||
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| Portrait by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1800 | ||
| Reign | 17 (6) November 1796 – 23 (11) March 1801 | |
| russia | 5 (16) April 1797 | |
| Predecessor | Catherine II | |
| Successor | Alexander I | |
| Born | Summer Palace of Elizaveta Petrovna, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | |
| Born | 1 October 1754 | |
| Died | St Michael's Castle, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | |
| Died | 24 March 1801 (aged 46) | |
| Spouse | Princess Wilhelmine Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt (m 1773) Duchess Sophie Dorothee of Württemberg | |
| Issue | Alexander I of Russia Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich Alexandra Pavlovna, Palatina of Hungary Elena Pavlovna, Hereditary Princess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Catherine Pavlovna, Queen of Württemberg Grand Duchess Olga Pavlovna Anna Pavlovna, Queen of the Netherlands Nicholas I of Russia Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich | |
| House | Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp | |
| Mother | Catherine II of Russia | |
| Burial | Peter and Paul Cathedral | |
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| Religion | Russian Orthodox | |
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Paul I of Russia (1 October 1754 – 23 March 1801) was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his assassination. Officially, he was the only son of Peter III and Catherine the Great, although Catherine hinted that he was fathered by her lover Sergei Saltykov.
Issue[edit]
- Alexander I of Russia (23 December 1777 – 1 December 1825) married Princess Luise of Baden but had no issue.
- Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia (27 April 1779 – 27 June 1831) married Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld but had no issue.
- Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (9 August 1783 – 16 March 1801) married Archduke Joseph of Austria but died in childbirth.
- Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (16 February 1786 – 23 June 1859) married Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and had issue.
- Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia 21 May 1788 – 9 January 1819) married William I of Württemberg and had issue.
- Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia (18 January 1795 – 1 March 1865) married William II of the Netherlands and had issue.
- Nicholas I of Russia (6 July 1796 – 2 March 1855) married Princesss Charlotte of Prussia and had issue.
- Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia (8 February 1798 – 9 September 1849) married Princess Charlotte of Württemberg and hsd issue.
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