Pavel I Petrovich Romanov (emperor and autocrat of all the Russias, herzog von Holstein-Gottorp, graf von Oldenburg)

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Personal and Family Information

Pavel was born on 01 OCT 1754 in St Petersburg, the son of Karl III Peter Ulrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf-Romanov and Sophie II Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg.

He died on 23 MAR 1801 in St. Michael's Castle.

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Wilhelmina Louise von Hessen-Darmstadt, who he married in 1773. The place has not been found. They had no known children.

His second wife was Sophie Dorothee Auguste Luise von Württemberg, who he married on 7 OCT 1776. The place has not been found. Their ten known children were Aleksandr I Pavlovich (1777-1825), Constantine Pavlovich (1779-1831), Alexandra Pavlovna (1783-1801), Elena Pavlovna (1784-1803), Maria Pavlovna (1786-1859), Ekaterina Pavlovna (1788-1819), Olga Pavlovna (1792-1795), Anna Pavlovna (1795-1865), Nikolai I Pavlovich (1796-1855) and Mikhail Pavlovich (1798-1849).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Pavel I Petrovich Romanov
(1754-1801)

 

Karl III Peter Ulrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf-Romanov
(1728-1762)

 

Carl Friedrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1700-1739)

 

Friedrich IV von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1671-1702)

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Hedvig Sophia Augusta av Sverige
(1681-1708)

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Anna Petrovna Romanova
(1708-1728)

 

Pjotr I Alexejewitsch Romanov
(1672-1725)

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Martha Elena Skawronskaja
(1684-1727)

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Sophie II Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg
(1729-1796)

 

Christian August von Anhalt-Zerbst
(1690-1747)

 

Johann I Ludwig von Anhalt-Zerbst
(1656-1704)

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Christine Eleonore von Zeutsch
(1666-1699)

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Johanna Elisabeth von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1712-1760)

 

Christian August von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1673-1726)

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Albertine Friederike von Baden-Durlach
(1682-1755)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 1 OCT 1754
Place: St Petersburg
Death 23 MAR 1801
Place: St. Michael's Castle

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 17 OCT 1796 TO 23 MAR 1801 emperor and autocrat of all the Russias
Nobility Title FROM 17 JUL 1762 TO 1 JUL 1773 herzog von Holstein-Gottorp
Nobility Title FROM 1 JUL 1773 TO 14 DEC 1773 graf von Oldenburg

Associations

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Sergei Vasilievich Saltykovfather?

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Notes

Note 1

He was the son of the Grand Duchess Catherine, later Empress Catherine the Great. His natal father was probably Sergei Saltykov, Catherine's lover.

Note 2

Paul greatly resembled his official father Peter III of Russia in character and appearance.