Pavel I of Russia

Born Pavel Petrovich Tsarevich of Russia, succeeded his mother as Emperor of All the Russians in 1796

Son of Pyotr III Fyodorovich, Emperor of All the Russians (1728-1762, murdered) and Sophia Auguste Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst (Yekatarina II Alekseyevna, Empress of All the Russians) (1729-1796)

It has been argued that Pavel, who was born nine years after his parent’s marriage might have been the son of Yekaterina’s first lover, Graf Sergey Vasiliyevich Saltykov (1726-1765).

Born: Empress Yelisavyeta’s Summer Palace, Saint Petersburg 20. Sep 1754

Married:

1. Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg 29. Sep 1773 Wilhelmine (Natalya Alekseyevna) Landgräfin of Hesse-Darmstadt (1755-1776), daughter of Ludwig IX Landgraf of Hesse-Darmstadt (1719-1790) and Caroline Henriette Countess Palatinate of Zweibrücken (1721-1774)
2. Saint Petersburg 7. Oct 1776 Sophie Dorothea (Maria Fyodorovna) Duchess of Württemberg (1759-1828), daughter of Friedrich Eugen Duke of Württemberg (1732-1797) and Friederike Dorothea Princess of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736-1798)

Issue of first marriage:

• Stillborn son (15. Apr 1776)

Issue of second marriage:

• Aleksander I Pavlovich, Emperor of All the Russians (1777-1825) m. 1793 Louise (Yelisavyeta Alekseyevna) Princess of Baden (1779-1826)

• Konstantin Pavlovich Grand Duke of Russia (1779-1831) m. 1796 (div. 1820) Juliane (Anna Fyodorovna) Princess of Saxe-Saalfeld (1781-1860); m. 1820 Janina von Grudno, cr. Fürstin von Lowicz (1799-1831)

• Aleksandra Pavlovna Grand Duchess of Russia (1783-1801) m. 1799 Joseph Archduke of Austria (1776-1847)

• Yelena Pavlovna Grand Duchess of Russia (1784-1803) m. 1799 Friedrich Ludwig Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778-1819)

• Maria Pavlovna Grand Duchess of Russia (1786-1859) m. 1804 Karl Friedrich Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1783-1853)

• Yekatarina Pavlovna Grand Duchess of Russia (1788-1819) m. 1809 Georg Duke of Oldenburg (1784-k.a.1812); m. 1816 Wilhelm I King of Württemberg (1781-1864)

• Olga Pavlovna Grand Duchess of Russia (1792-1795)

• Anna Pavlovna Grand Duchess of Russia (1795-1865) m. 1816 Willem II King of the Netherlands (1792-1849)

• Nikolay I Pavlovich, Emperor of All the Russians (1796-1855) m. 1817 Charlotte (Aleksandra Fyodorovna) Princess of Prussia (1798-1870)

• Mikhail Pavlovich Grand Duke of Russia (1798-1849) m. Charlotte (Yelena Pavlovna) Princess of Württemberg (1806-1873)

Died: Assassinated by his courtiers at St Michael’s Castle, Saint Petersburg 11. Mar 1801

Buried: St Peter and St Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Detlev Schwennicke “Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folge” Vol II; Vittorio Klostermann, 2005; www.ru.wikipedia.org