1825 in Russia explained

Events from the year 1825 in Russia

Incumbents

• Monarch – Alexander I (until December 1), Nicholas I (after December 1)^{[1] [2]}

Events

• Third Section of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery
• December 1 (November 19 O.S.)  - Nicholas I succeeds his brother Alexander I, as emperor.
• December 26 (December 14 O.S.)  - 3000 Imperial Russian Army officers stage the Decembrist Revolt against Nicholas's accession in Saint Petersburg. The rebellion, however, is successfully suppressed by the government.^[3]

Deaths

• - Alexander I of Russia (b. 1777)^[4]
• - Count Mikhail Miloradovich, Russian general of Serbian origin, prominent during the Napoleonic Wars. (b. 1771)^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Third Department Russian political office . Encyclopedia Britannica . 22 July 2018 . en.
2. Web site: Nicholas I Biography, Facts, & Accomplishments . Encyclopedia Britannica . 22 July 2018 . en.
3. Book: Gamburg . Veronica B. . The Family Album: Reminiscing About the Past . 2017 . FriesenPress . 9781460294376 . 17 . en.
4. Web site: Alexander I emperor of Russia . Encyclopedia Britannica . 22 July 2018 . en.
5. Web site: BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY OF MIKHAIL A. MILORADOVICH, RUSSIAN MILITARY MAN AND STATESMAN. Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library. 2020-03-28.