Constantin Pavlovitch of Russia
Constantin Pavlovitch of Russia , large-duke of Russia, chief of the Polish army, born with Tsarskoïe Selo in 1779, died with Vitebsk in 1831.
Second wire of Paul Ier of Russia and Sophie-Dorothée of Wurtemberg.
In 1820, it married Julienne of Saxony-Cobourg-Saafeld (1781 - 1860) which it divorced in 1820. The same year he married Joanna Grudzinscy morganatiquement, titrated princess Lowicka (1789 - 1831).
A natural child was born from his connection with Josephine Friedrichs (1808 - 1857):
Succession with the throne of Russia
According to the order of succession, it is the large-duke Constantin Pavlovitch who was to succeed Alexandre Ier of Russia on the throne, but it was different.
Because of cancellation of the first marriage of the large-duke Constantin Pavlovitch in 1820 and of his marriage morganatic with Joanna Grudzinscy, Alexandre Ier of Russia intended to draw aside his/her brother of the succession to the throne of Russia. But the large-duke Constantin Pavlovitch stated to give up the throne. On several occasions, the large-duke will entrust to his brother Alexandre Ier his refusal to reach the crown of Russia, it will fall on his brother puîné to reach the throne at the proper time.
Alexandre Ier designates Nicolas Pavlovitch like heir to the Crown of Russia
By a testamentary act Alexandre Ier of Russia his young brother the large-duke Nicolas Pavlovitch like heir apparent designated to the Crown of Russia. What caused at the time of the death of the emperor Alexandre Ier of Russia one long period of misunderstandings.
Russia had during three weeks two applicants with the throne
Sophie-Dorothée of Wurtemberg informed her son the large-duke Nicolas Pavlovitch of the existence of an instrument signed by Alexandre Ier of Russia designating the large-duke like heir to the crown of Russia, but this one wanted nothing to hear, it regarded his/her older brother the large-duke Constantin Pavlovitch as only heir to the throne. The death of Alexandre Ier of Russia occurred on February 1st 1825. Learning death from the emperor, Nicolas Pavlovitch continuing to be unaware of the provisions taken by Alexandre Ier of Russia, the large-duke lent oath to the large-duke Constantin Pavlovitch (December 8th 1825). After the burial of the tsar, the December 10th 1825 took place a meeting of the members of the Council of Empire, those took note of the last wills of the late emperor. They went near the large-duke Nicolas Pavlovitch, begged it to accept the crown of Russia bequeathed by his/her older brother. But the large-duke remained inébranlable in his decision. He declared his older brother Constantin Pavlovitch successor of Alexandre Ier of Russia. The December 10th 1825, the large-duke Nicolas Pavlovitch wrote a letter with his/her older brother while being addressed to the emperor and begged it not to give up Russia. By return of the mail, the large-duke Constantin Pavlovitch refused the crown categorically.
By this letter he announced to him: “I announce to you that of order of fire our Master, I sent to my mother a letter which contains my irrevocable wills and which in advance were sanctioned as well by fire the emperor as by my mother. Not doubting only you, who were so attached of heart and heart to fire the emperor, punctually do not fill its wills and what was made of its assent, I invite you, dear brother, with you to conform to it scrupulously and does not doubt that you make it and that you do not honor the memory with a brother who vouschérissait and to which our country owes the glory and the degree of rise to which it is assembled. ”
The two brothers addressed letters mutually where one lent oath, where the other stated to give up the throne of Russia.
The large-duke Constantin Pavlovitch had a ombrageux character, carrying himself easily, it could have gone to Saint-Petersbourg in order to publicly declare his renunciation of the crown of Russia, it of it was not nothing it preferred to remain in Poland. In the same way it could have compiled an official document of abdication, it did not do it. This refusal of conciliation endangered the Empire. Serious dangers threatened Holy Russia
Serious events in the army of the south of Russia and with Saint-Petersbourg (Décembristes) pushed the large-duke Nicolas Pavlovitch to make his decision: “I will be emperor or died. I sacrifice myself for my brother, happy to achieve his will in the capacity as subject”.
The December 13rd 1825, the large-duke Nicolas Pavlovitch lute in front of the members of the Council of Empire his declaration of accession to the crown of Russia.
The August 22nd 1826, the large-duke Nicolas Pavlovtich will be crowned emperor of all Russies under the name of Nicolas Ier of Russia.
It will ensure a descent to the last tsar Nicolas II of Russia and its Imperial Highness the large-duke of Nicolas Romanovitch the current chief of the Imperial House of Russia.
Internal bonds
Sources
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Genealogy of the Kings and the princes of Jean-Charles Volkmann Edict. Jean-Paul Gisserot (1998)
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