As a youth, this ruler was tutored in political philosophy by FrÃ©dÃ©ric-CÃ©sar La Harpe.
As a youth, this ruler was tutored in political philosophy by FrÃ©dÃ©ric-CÃ©sar La Harpe. A termderived from the name of this ruler's war minister later became a slur used to refer to thepolicing of daily life. That minister, who was infamous for executing his subordinates by burying them up to their neck and letting them starve, was Aleksei Arakcheev, who ordered this ruler's troops to cross the frozen Gulf of Finland to attack the Aland Islands. Under this man's rule, his nation obtained a swath of territory by the Treaty of Gulistan. This ruler's belief in a "universal religion" led him to ally his country with Austria and Prussia in the so-called "Holy Alliance" to ensure a Christian peace. After this ruler died, his younger brother Constantine refused to ascend the throne, which sparked the Decembrist revolt. For 10 points, name this son and successor of Emperor Paul I, who ruled Russia from 1801 to 1825 and was succeeded by his brother Nicholas I.
As a youth, this ruler was tutored in political philosophy by FrÃ©dÃ©ric-CÃ©sar La Harpe.
Tsar Alexander I of Russia [prompt on Alexander]