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Alexander I, the tsar who defeated Napoleon, Marie-Pierre Rey ; translated by Susan Emanuel

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Alexander I

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Marie-Pierre Rey ; translated by Susan Emanuel

the tsar who defeated Napoleon

Alexander I was a ruler with high aspirations for the people of Russia. Cosseted as a young grand duke by Catherine the Great, he ascended to the throne in 1801 after the brutal assassination of his father. In this magisterial biography, Marie-Pierre Rey illuminates the complex forces that shaped Alexander<U+2019>s tumultuous reign and sheds brilliant new light on the handsome ruler known to his people as "the Sphinx."

The childhood and youth of an emperor, 1777 -1801 -- Monsieur Alexander and Catherine the Great -- "The monarch-in-training" -- A grand duke torn between greater and lesser courts -- The tsarevich at Paul I's court: 1796 -- 1801 -- The promising reign: a spirit of reform, 1801 -- 1807 -- Reformist attempts -- Reforming program: 1801 -- 1805 -- On the international stage: 1801 -- 1805 -- The Napoleonic wars, 1805 -- 1815 -- From military fiascos to the Tilsit agreements: 1805 -- 1807 -- The time of the French alliance: 1807 -- 1812 -- Between domestic reforms and military preparations: 1807 -- 1812 -- 1812: the duel of the emperors -- A European tsar: 1813 -- 1815 -- An increasingly conservative reign, 1815 -- 1825 -- Mystic exaltation, reformist aspiration, and conservative practice: 1815 -- 1820 -- Russian diplomacy in the "European system": 1815 -- 1825 -- Twilight: 1820 -- 1825 -- By way of epilogue: the Feodor Kuzmich mystery

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