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ALEXANDER I

Tristan Chambers. ALEXANDER I. Otherwise known as…. Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russians King of Poland Grand Prince of Finland Grand Prince of Lithuania . As a Child. Raised by Catherine the great Catherine II had continued to modernize western Europe

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ALEXANDER I

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  1. Tristan Chambers ALEXANDER I

  2. Otherwise known as… • Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russians • King of Poland • Grand Prince of Finland • Grand Prince of Lithuania

  3. As a Child • Raised by Catherine the great • Catherine II had continued to modernize western Europe • In the hopes of manipulating the country, Catherine manipulated Alexander • Father (Paul I) • Manipulation • Ultimately

  4. This taught Alexander very early on in life how to manipulate those who loved him

  5. the THRONE •  March 1801 • Conspiracy? • Morality

  6. Accomplishments & Significance • Reconstructed the system of education • Tsar during the Napoleonic wars • Prohibition of torture • More liberal in a time of conservatism in Russia • Did nothing to improve the feudal status of Russia • Acquired Finland and part of Poland

  7. Affect in History • Tyrannical in Russia • (not aware) • Danube the southern frontier of Russia • Negotiations with Napoleon • Assisted in Napoleonic wars • Greater good of Europe* (?)

  8. Symbology • MIXED PERSONALITY- Chameleon • Tyrant (unintentional*) • appeared to his contemporaries as a riddle which each read according to his own temperament. •  "shifty Byzantine“ –Napoleon • ”man of estimable character, disposed to do good, and expected to diffuse through the mass of the Russian people a sense of their natural rights.“- Jefferson • "suspicious and undecided“ - Jefferson

  9. IN Summary • Early age taught to manipulate and change opinion based on his company • Towards the beginning of his career took liberal reforms • Acquired Finland and part of Poland • All during the reign of the Napoleonic wars • Unintentional tyrant

  10. The End

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