Paul I of Russia: Difference between revisions

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 widelyvarious unpopularmilitary [[Kingdomreforms ofwhich Prussia|Prussian]]-stylewere militarygenerally reformsunpopular among officers and was known for his unpredictable behavior, all of which resultedcontributed into conspiraciesthe againstconspiracy that would take his himlife.

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. andHe was planning toa joint [[Indian March of Paul|invadeinvasion of British India]] with the French before being assassinatedkilled byin 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]].