Tsar Paul I, son of Catherine the Great, is assassinated

Category
Government
Place
Russia
Date
1801
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"Alexander I, never recovered from the sense of guilt attended on his father's assassination, and he followed a similar path, from liberal reform to repression." [Furtado: 1001 Days]

This event is linked to the following periods

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Category
Russian Empire
1721
1917
Russian