Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, (Russian: Великая княжна Александра Павловна) (St. Petersburg August 9, 1783 – March 16, 1801 in Vienna) was a daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia and sister of Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I. She became Archduchess of Austria upon her marriage to Archduke Joseph of Austria, Governor of Hungary. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bugaevsky-Blagodatny (pupil of Borovikovsky. ... Archduke Joseph c. ... Paul I of Russia (Russian: ; Pavel Petrovich) (October 1, 1754-March 23, 1801) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801. ... Maria Feodorovna at the age of 18, by Swedish artist Alexander Roslin. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... “Wien” redirects here. ... Paul I of Russia (Russian: ; Pavel Petrovich) (October 1, 1754-March 23, 1801) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801. ... Aleksandr I Pavlovich (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825?), was Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801-1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815–1825, as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. ... Nicholas I (Russian: Николай I Павлович, Nikolai I Pavlovich), July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796–March 2 (18 February Old Style), 1855), was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. ... Archduke Joseph c. ...

Life

Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna was the third child and eldest daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia and his second wife Sophie Dorothea of Wurttemberg. She received the usual education of Russian princesses and was taught French and German as well as music and drawing. Alexandra was very close with her younger sister Elena, and they were often painted together. Paul I of Russia (Russian: ; Pavel Petrovich) (October 1, 1754-March 23, 1801) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801. ... Maria Feodorovna (Russian: , 25 October 1759 - 5 November 1828) was the second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia and mother of Tsar Alexander I and Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. ... Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (in Russian Великая Княжна Елена Павловна)(24 December 1784 – 24 September 1803) was a daughter of Grand Duke, later Tsar Paul I of Russia and his second wife Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg. ...

In 1796, Alexandra's grandmother, the Russian Empress Catherine II, considered the then 18-year-old King Gustav IV of Sweden as a possible husband for Alexandra (who was only 13-years-old) in order to make it possible to solve many political problems between Russia and Sweden. Catherine liked the young king very much because he was said to have "a very pleasing face, in which wit and charm were portrayed". Alexandra, on the other hand, "was the prettiest, sweetest and most innocent of the available princesses in Europe". “Catherine the Great” redirects here. ... For other people and places of the same name, see Gustaf Adolf (disambiguation). ...

Negotiations for the marriage soon started. When the King of Sweden arrived in Russia in August 1796, he and Alexandra fell in love at first sight. He was charmed by her naivete, and he soon went straight to the Empress Catherine to declare his love for Alexandra and asked for her hand. The Empress burst with joy. With all this merriment, Catherine had seemed to overlook the matter of religion: as Queen of Sweden, Alexandra would have to convert from her Orthodox faith to Protestantism. But Catherine considered that Gustav had implicitly agreed to that when he told Alexandra that he loved her. For two more weeks there were negotiations trying to get to an agreement, but finally the stubborn young king of Sweden left without a bride. This rebuke shortened Catherine's life who died of a stroke less than two months after the marriage negotiations.

It was decided that their betrothal would be on September 11. On that very day, before taking their vows, Gustav found out in the engagement contract that Alexandra would keep her Orthodox faith even after marrying. He was not aware of this and so the young king exploded, declared that a trap had been laid for him, and swore that he would never agree to give his people an Orthodox queen. He never appeared in their betrothal ceremony and Alexandra was completely grief-stricken. Gustav would later marry Princess Frederica of Baden, a younger sister of Alexandra's sister-in-law, Elizaveta Alexeievna. Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden (March 12, 1781 - September 25, 1826) was Queen consort of Sweden from 1797 to 1809. ... Empress Elisabeth Alexeievna of Russia (in Russian, Elisaveta Alexeievna), born Louise Marie Auguste, Princess of Baden of the House of Zähringen (24 January 1779 - 4 May (O.S.) = 16 May (N.S.), 1826) was a daughter of Prince Karl Ludwig of Baden and Amalia of Hesse-Darmstadt. ...

In 1799, three years after the death of Empress Catherine, Tsar Paul decided to join Austria and Prussia in a coalition against the rising power of the French Republic. To cement the alliance, Alexandra was married to Archduke Joseph of Austria, a younger brother of the Emperor Franz II. Archduke Joseph had been made Palatine (Governor) of Hungary. The wedding took place on October 30, 1799 in St Petersburg. The young couple settled in the castle of Alscuth in Hungary. A year and a half later, Alexandra died in Vienna on March 16, 1801 of purpereal fever shortly after giving birth to a daughter, who died on the day of her birth. She was only 17 years old and was buried in Hungary. Her death occurred on the same week of her father's murder, and was a terrible blow for the Romanov family. Archduke Joseph married twice more and left many descendants. Archduke Joseph c. ... Francis I in Austrian coronation regalia, 1832 Austrian thaler of Francis II, dated 1821. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ...

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1. *Archduchess Alexandrine of Austria (8 Mar 1801 Budapest, Hungary) Stillborn

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Bibliography

• Beeche, Arturo, The Grand Duchesses, Eurohistory, 2004. ISBN 0977196119
• Palmer, Alan, Alexander I tsar of War and Peace, 1974. ISBN 0060132647
• Troyat, Henri, Catherine the Great, 1980. ISBN 0-425-05186-2]