Alexander I of Russia (1777 – 1825), was the eldest son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg.
BOOK ONE
Book One, Part Three
24 Feb: Chapter 10
The emperor, with the liveliness of a boy of fourteen, “a gentle, mild light” pouring from his eyes. But he feels the chill when face-to-face with the wounded: “Gently, gently! Can’t you do it more gently?” he asks as they carry a wounded man away. “What a terrible thing war is.”
26 Feb: Chapter 11
The emperor falls sick after seeing the killed and wounded at Wischau. But the decision to attack has been made.
1 Mar: Chapter 15
He is looking thinner after his recent illness. But he looks brighter and more energetic than before and tells Kutuzov that they are not on parade, so they don’t need to wait until all the columns are in formation. His energetic impatience contrasts starkly with Napoleon’s supreme calm.
4 Mar: Chapter 18
“The Emperor was pale, his cheeks sunken, and his eyes hollow, but the charm, the mildness of his features, was all the greater.” Nikolai Rostov encounters Alexander alone on the battlefield. Captain von Toll approaches him and speaks warmly with him as he cried, covering his eyes with his hand.
BOOK TWO
Book Two, Part Two
10 April: Chapter 19
Boris is at Tilsit to see the two emperors meet in the pavilion floating on the Niemen. The treaty of Tilsit ends the war, and France and Russia become allies.
11 April: Chapter 20
Nikolai Rostov resolves to hand Denisov’s petition personally to Emperor Alexander. Rostov is in Tilsit without permission, out of uniform and on the worst possible day to submit a petition. He almost gives in to his fears, but manages to hand it to a cavalry general who shows it to Alexander. The emperor makes a public show of rejecting the petition: “The law is stronger than I.”
12 April: Chapter 21
Alexander rides off for a banquet with Napoleon. The two men embrace, and Napoleon asks to award the Legion of Honour to the bravest Russian soldier. Alexander, unsurprisingly, has no idea how that would be.
Book Two, Part Three
16 April: Chapter 4
It is August 1809. Alexander was injured falling from his caleche. While he recovers, the liberal reformer Speransky has almost exclusive access to the emperor, becoming his main advisor. New reforms are announced. When Andrei returns to court, he is told that the emperor is displeased with him because he has not served since 1805.
Is anyone else confused about if Tzar and Emperor can be used interchangeably ? Decided to research and came up with this link, then they threw in monarch and king- 🙄 any additional clarification is welcome !
https://www.rbth.com/history/330644-why-russians-called-their-sovereign-tsar
Thanks!