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'''Paul I''' ({{langx|ru|Па́вел I Петро́вич|Pavel I Petrovich}}; {{OldStyleDate|1 October|1754|20 September}} – {{OldStyleDate|23 March|1801|11 March}}) was [[Emperor of Russia]] from 1796 until his
Paul remained overshadowed by his mother, [[Catherine the Great]], for most of his life. He adopted the [[Pauline Laws|laws of succession to the Russian throne]]—rules that lasted until the end of the [[Romanov dynasty]] and of the [[Russian Empire]]. He also imposed the first limitations on [[serfdom in Russia|serfdom]] with the [[Manifesto of three-day corvee]], sought to curtail the privileges of the [[Russian nobility|nobility]], pursued various military reforms which were highly unpopular among officers and was known for his unpredictable behavior, all of which contributed to the conspiracy that would take his life.
He was ''de facto'' [[Grand Master (order)|Grand Master]] of the [[Knights Hospitaller]] from 1799 to 1801 and ordered the construction of a number of priories of the Order of Malta.<ref>{{cite web|title=Мальтийский орден|url=http://www.encspb.ru/object/2855702197?lc=ru|website=Encyclopaedia of Saint Petersburg}}</ref> Paul's pro-German sentiments and unpredictable behavior made him unpopular among the [[Russian nobility]], and he was secretly assassinated by his own officers.▼
In 1799 he brought Russia into the [[War of the Second Coalition|Second Coalition]] against [[First French Republic|Revolutionary France]] alongside [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Britain]] and [[Habsburg monarchy|Austria]]; the Russian forces achieved several victories at first but withdrew after facing setbacks. Paul then realigned Russia with France and led the creation of the [[Second League of Armed Neutrality]] to oppose Britain after [[Napoleon]]'s rise to power. Toward the end of his reign, he added [[Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti|Kartli and Kakheti]] in [[Eastern Georgia (country)|Eastern Georgia]] to the Russian Empire. He was planning a joint [[Indian March of Paul|invasion of British India]] with the French before being killed in a fight with his own officers who were trying to force his [[abdication]]. He was succeeded by his son [[Alexander I of Russia|Alexander I]].
▲He was ''de facto'' [[Grand Master (order)|Grand Master]] of the [[Knights Hospitaller]] from 1799 to 1801 and ordered the construction of a number of priories of the Order of Malta.<ref>{{cite web|title=Мальтийский орден|url=http://www.encspb.ru/object/2855702197?lc=ru|website=Encyclopaedia of Saint Petersburg}}</ref>
==Early years==
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