Political biography of Alexander 1

Alexander the first years of reign: March 12 - November 19, Alexander I, for his merits was nicknamed Alexander Blessed, the eldest son of Paul I and his second wife Maria Fedorovna. I remembered as a reformer. He proved himself as a competent diplomat and politician. Over the years of his reign, the Russian Empire has become one of the powerful states.

Childhood and personal life was born the future emperor Alexander the First December 23, the beloved grandson of Catherine II. She independently engaged in his upbringing. The boy spent a lot of time in her room. The Empress wanted her to be her receiver to become her grandson Alexander, and not the son of Paul. In every way, she opposed his communication with his father, but the child found a common language with him and even adopted his talent for military affairs.

Alexander I grew up as a smart, kind, easily trained, but lazy and unnecessarily proud. A constant confrontation took place between his grandmother and father and the young man had to adapt to both, which made him a two -faced person. Military service was held in the Gatchina troops. At the summer, he had already received the title of Colonel of the Guard. A few years later, he was appointed to the post of military governor of St.

Petersburg. Then he led the military council, later became a full member of the Senate. At the summer, Louise Mary married the German, who, after the adoption of Christianity, received the name of Elizabeth Alekseevna. The wife of Alexander the First gave birth to him two daughters, but both died in childhood. The future emperor never waited for the heir. Disappointed with this fact gradually cooled to his wife and increasingly started the favorite before her eyes.

The coronation took place in September. From the first days of his reign, it became clear that he would fight arbitrariness and force everyone to live according to the law. The new monarch, together with his associates, created the secret committee, which later received the name of the Committee of Public Salvation. At the meetings, issues were discussed on the transformation of the country.

After the state reform in Russia, an indispensable council appeared, which discussed and could cancel the decrees of the emperor. Corrected his father's fatal mistake and returned the privileges of the nobility. The internal policy of Alexander the First can be called liberal. He signed a decree on the amnesty of citizens repressive under Paul I. Softened censorship, allowed a free travel abroad, returned a foreign press to the country.

During the reign of Alexander Pavlovich, a decree was issued on free stoopers, according to which the peasants could buy themselves free. Free philistines had the right to property. Throughout the reign, the emperor actively dealt with the issues of the peasantry. He conducted educational and university reforms.

In the course of which all educational institutions were divided into schools, gymnasiums and closed this chain universities. 5 new universities appeared, the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum was opened, and the work of the Academy of Sciences was restored. During the years of the reign of Alexander, one of the large -scale military events in the history of Russia - a war with France, during which many Russian soldiers died, and Moscow was burned.

But, in the end, the Russian Empire with the help of the Allies defeated the Napoleonic troops and won a complete and unconditional victory. The plans for the reform of Russia by Alexander I were grandiose, but in fact, he achieved success only in the transformation of public administration and education. Death Alexander the First died in Taganrog in December, without having to live a little less than a month before his flying.

The official cause of death is Typhus.