Rulers
Alexander I
From reforms to the Congress of Vienna
Show on the timeline- Lifespan
- 1777 — 1825
- Reign
- 1801–1825
Began his reign with educational and administrative reforms; the State Council was established in 1810. Under his rule Russia won the war of 1812 and helped defeat Napoleon and shape the post-war settlement in Europe. His domestic policy later became more conservative.
- Dynasty
- Holstein-Gottorp-Romanovs
- Centre of power
- Russia
- Parents
- Paul I and Maria Feodorovna
- Wife
- Elizabeth Alexeyevna
- Successor
- Nicholas I, after the interregnum of 1825