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Contents 1 Princess Maria Naryshkina 2 Metternich 3 Grand Duke of Finland 4 Opening of his grave 5 Article is quite accurate 6 Article Criticism 7 be bold 8 Clarification

[edit] Princess Maria Naryshkina

"Towards the close of his life their reconciliation was completed by the wise charity of the Empress in sympathizing deeply with him over the death of his beloved daughter by Princess Maria Naryshkina."

This statement may be inaccurate. Princess Maria Naryshkina was his mistress, not his daughter. I'd like to correct it, but not until I find out whose death brought he and his wife back together. If anyone knows please correct or advise. Alberia Torkenkluvin 19:18, Mar 17, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Metternich

This page says that Metternich first met Alexander in 1819, however, did they not meet at the Congress of Vienna in 1814-15, following the Napoleonic wars? I believe Metternich was one of the signatories for the Holy Alliance, which was crafted at the Congress.

[edit] Grand Duke of Finland

In intro sentence? Ksenon 20:39, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

(... the first Grand Duke of Finland.) King of Sweden, Johan III Gustafsson I Vasa (1568-1592) took title "Grand Duke of Finland" in his 3.8.1577 dated official letter. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.246.80.119 (talk) 13:42, 24 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Opening of his grave

Whatever the truth, when the Soviet Government opened Alexander's grave many, many years later, it was empty. Exactly when was "many, many years later". I'd much rather see a precise date. How about a source that gives this information. JackofOz 07:18, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

I rewrote some of the last chapter ("Death"), using more neutral language, since most of the rumours are not supported by the sources and there's no direct evidence that the elder Feodor Kozmich ever was (or claimed to be) the emperor Alexander I. [[ouital77 15:20, 26 August 2006 (UTC)]]

[edit] Article is quite accurate

Contrary to the first opinion stated so vulgarly, this article is quite accurate historically, except for some minor errors or omissions (some of which are not errors but rather are still in dispute among historians). Anyone who is a fervent student of Russian history knows that much of it is actually much more dramatic than any novel and nothing needs to be made up or exagerated to add drama to the real Russian history. And this is the opinion of a non-Russian who has been a student of Russian history, art and culture for more than 30 years.

Although I know Russian history is a giant, dramatic tapestry of events, this article really isn't worthy of an encyclopedia, which Wikipedia of course is. While the epic sweep of this Tsar's rule and the context in which he reigned (the Napoleonic Wars) needs to be maintained in the article, much of it just isn't objective. TG312274 21:43, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article Criticism

This article is bullshit. I was reading it and just had to stop. This is like a fucking novel.

I agree. There is hardly any criticism. Napoleon was a visionary who wanted the Russian serfs to be freed (as much as he wanted to give rights to the people of Prussia and Austria), but Alexander refused to free the serfs.

Yeah this really does need to be clarified, particularly with the removal of all this dramatic trash. Skim to the facts, man, horrendous article to read. Kilter 04:16, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Okay, a lot of the article does seem to be a hagiography of the Tsar, without discussion of say his political philosophy or his autocratic opinions. Much of it doesn't fit in with the principle of NPOV. It's late now in England :) so I will try to work on editing this tomorrow. TG312274 21:43, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] be bold

i 've just been bold and deleted a lot of stuff that just does not belong into an encyclopedia. i could not think of any way to improve it. it just had to go. sorry. trueblood 18:35, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Clarification

What is meant by this line: "and he consoled himself in the traditional manner"? What is this manner? And more citations within the article itself would improve this article. SailorAlphaCentauri 16:41, 20 December 2006 (UTC)