Alexander I of Russia

thumb|Alexander in 1824 Alexander I (Russian: Александр I Павлович, tr. Aleksandr I Pavlovich; IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ];(December 23, 1777 - December 1, 1825) Was Tsar of Russia from 1801 to his death in 1825. He known for his defeat of Napoleon and early liberal reforms before he slowly drew towards conservatism. He was also the first King of Poland and grand duke of Finland. Quotes If someone cuts off your arm, no doubt you would shout and cry in paint; last night I was deprived of Speransky and he was my right arm. [...] You will examine [his] papers but you will find nothing; he was not a traitor As quoted in Alexander I: The Tsar Who Defeated Napoleon (2012) by Marie-Pierre Rey, p. 231 Quotes about Alexander I As to the Emperor of Russia, he is a man infinitely superior to these : he possesses wit, grace, information, is fascinating ; but he is not to be trusted ; he is devoid of candour; a true Greek of the Lower Empire. At the same time he is not without ideology, real or assumed : — after all it may only be a smattering derived from his education and his preceptor. Would you believe," said the Emperor, " what I had to discuss with him! He maintained that inheritance was an abuse in monarchy, and I had to spend more than an hour, and employ all my eloquence and logic, in proving to him that this rig-lit constituted the peace and happiness of the people. It may be, too, that he was mystifying ; for he can go a great length. If I die here, he will be my real heir in Europe. Napoleon, quoted in Emmanuel de Las Cases, Memorial de Sainte Helene (1823), p. 356-357https://archive.org/details/memorialdesainte00lasc/page/356/mode/2up A monarch weak and also cunning,A fop gone bald, toil’s arrant foe.Whom fame had, by strange chance, been sunning.Was then our ruler, as you know. He looked more crestfallen than regalWhen all the foreign cooks were bentOn plucking the two-headed eagleNot far from Bonaparte’s tent. Aleksandr Pushkinhttps://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.165902/2015.165902.Eugene-Onegin-A-Novel-In-Verse_djvu.txt Emperor Alexander was undoubtedly intelligent, but his intellect, subtle and penetrating, lacked depth. He was also easily led astray by a decided penchant for false theories. His favorite ideas always prevailed in his mind; he adopted them by sudden inspiration and gave himself over to them with the utmost ardor; soon they took such possession of him that his will was subordinated to those who instilled them. Klemens von Metternich, quoted in Исторический вестник (1880), p.169 External links Category:Monarchs from Russia Category:1777 births Category:1825 deaths Category:Grand Dukes of Finland Category:Eastern Orthodox Christians Category:People of the Napoleonic Wars