He is the thirteenth tsar of the Romanov dynasty, known as the "mysterious tsar", and the reason why he is mysterious is because there are many mysteries about his ascendancy.
Some people think that he is a tyrant who kills his father, while others think that he has been wronged. What's going on?
Alexander's father was Paul, and his grandmother was Queen Catherine II, who was a household name. Paul is the queen and her lover's one-night affair.
So the queen was very indifferent to this son. It was a stain on the Queen's life, and Paul hated his mother.
Despite this, the queen was very fond of her grandson, Alexander. She likes this fair-skinned, smart and obedient grandson.
She has long regarded her grandson as her own ** person in her heart.
Alexander was so clever that he knew that the bloated, wrinkled, and amorous old woman in front of him was his hope.
So in front of his grandmother, he is always extremely obedient and extremely filial. Coaxed the old lady with sweet words.
Alexander also knew that although his father was not favored, he also played a pivotal role in the royal family, so he was also deferential in front of his father.
The queen had made a private will to appoint Alexander as her heir. and prepared to announce to the world on November 24, 1796.
Alexander was overjoyed when she found out, and she wrote an impassioned letter to her grandmother, in which he said: "The empress's grace, even if the grandson is smeared with liver and brain, is not enough to repay the occasion." ”
The cunning Alexander at the same time wrote a letter to his father Paul, calling him "His Majesty the Emperor". said that the rumors in the palace are all rumors, and he will always love his father.
However, the sky was unpredictable, and the queen had not had time to issue the edict before she whimpered.
When Paul heard the news, he immediately rushed into the palace. Of course, instead of taking care of his critically ill mother, he searched for the legendary edict.
He found him, and Paul burned the edict and declared himself Tsar. Called Paul I.
Paul was a paranoid man who had been snubbed and beaten by his mother for many years, and as soon as he broke out of the cage, he had to be hysterical.
He abolished almost all the policies of the Queen's reign and imposed a reign of terror. The whole country was full of complaints.
In the face of Paul's perverse behavior, the nobles led by Jubov staged a palace coup on March 11, 1801.
In the face of force forcing the palace, Paul did not want to be arrested, but just as he shouted **, the candlelight in the palace suddenly went out. By the time the lamp was lit again, Paul was gone.
That night, Alexander proclaimed himself Tsar, saying: "My father unfortunately died of a stroke, and under my rule, everything will be normalized." ”
The death of Paul I is certain, but there are different opinions as to whether Alexander participated in this event. There are three main theories:
One believed that he was directly involved in the plot, and even that his younger brother, the monarch Tandin, personally participated in the assassination on the night of 11 March.
The second is that Alexander had prior knowledge of the conspiracy against Paul, on the grounds that Deputy Prime Minister Penning had implicitly revealed the plan to him, which he refused, but did not stop it, but stayed out and watched the situation develop.
The third is that Alexander's position as the chief crown prince is not out of human ethics or out of father-son affection, so Alexander has no reason to violate the rules of heaven. Whether Alexander I was a patricide usurper or not is still uncertain.