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Pavel I Petrovich is the son of Catherine II and Peter III, the Emperor of All Russia, the 72nd Grand Master of the Order of Malta since 1796. Great-grandson of Peter I.
The future Emperor was taken care of by Empress Elizabeth Petrovna from birth. She herself identified nannies, teachers and mentors for him. Under her eyes, he studied history, mathematics, foreign languages and geography. All the teachers noted that the heir was perfectly gifted by nature, was very smart.
The future Emperor was taken care of by Empress Elizabeth Petrovna from birth. She herself identified nannies, teachers and mentors for him. Under her eyes, he studied history, mathematics, foreign languages and geography. All the teachers noted that the heir was perfectly gifted by nature, was very smart.
PAUL I
The Great Gatchina Palace
1754-1801
Years of government: 1796-1801 гг.
Catherine II, Peter III, Peter I (left to right)
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The Great Gatchina Palace was built in 1766-1781 in Gatchina by the Italian architect Antonio Rinaldi in the classical style for the favorite of Catherine II, Count Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov. Orlov did not live long in the new palace. After his death in early 1783, Gatchina was bought back from his brothers by Catherine II and on August 6 of the same year was presented to Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich (the future Emperor Paul I), where the new owner moved in September.
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- In 1776, Paul's new wife was Sophia Dorothea of Württemberg, who was a relative of the Prussian king. Most likely, under the influence of his wife, Pavel began to like German customs.
- The relationship between Paul and his mother Catherine II has always been cool. He believed that she was responsible for the death of his father Peter III. Catherine, in order to remove her son away from the court, gave him the Gatchina Palace, which, in fact, became a place of exile for the heir.
- Pavel became Emperor at the age of 42. He had no special skills in conducting public affairs, which he compensated for with his bright abilities.The first event held in the status of emperor was the coronation of the late Peter III and his reburial in the Peter and Paul Cathedral, next to Catherine II.
The Great Gatchina Palace
Over time, all the actions of Paul I found more and more dissatisfied. On the night of March 11-12, 1801, the conspirators broke into the emperor's chambers and demanded his abdication. Pavel refused, and in the ensuing fight he was killed.
His son, Alexander I Pavlovich, was proclaimed the new Russian emperor. With the death of Paul I, the era of palace coups in Russia ended.
The first document made public after Paul's coronation was the Act of Succession to the throne. According to him, the direct descendants of the king in the male line became heirs, and women could claim him only in the absence of a direct descendant.
Friederike Dorothea Sophia of Brandenburg-Schwedt
The model of the statue was made by the famous Russian sculptor Ivan Petrovich Vitali based on the ceremonial portrait of the emperor by Stepan Semenovich Shchukin.
The monument to Paul I on the square in front of the Gatchina Palace is a symbol of the city. The monument to the founder of Gatchina was erected by Emperor Nicholas I in memory of his father in 1851.
The monument to Paul I on the square in front of the Gatchina Palace is a symbol of the city. The monument to the founder of Gatchina was erected by Emperor Nicholas I in memory of his father in 1851.
Monument to Peter I
S. S. Shchukin
„There is no significant person in Russia, except the one with whom I am talking and while I am talking to him. “
„I was born in this place, I want to die here. “
(About Mikhailovsky Castle, in a conversation with the chamber maid of honor A. S. Protasova a few days before his death)
(About Mikhailovsky Castle, in a conversation with the chamber maid of honor A. S. Protasova a few days before his death)
