Константин Павлович

Eccentric and despotic, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich (1779-1831) did not look at all like the heir to the Russian throne. The son of Emperor Paul I killed by conspirators and brother of Alexander I, he dreamed of leading the life of a private person, refused the imperial crown even when all of Russia swore allegiance to him. What this led to is known. The rebels on the Senate Square shouted "Hurrah!" Konstantin and ... Constitution (it seems, considering the latter the wife of the Grand Duke). Then there was an uprising in Poland, in which Konstantin Pavlovich also played a not very enviable role. The life of one of the most eccentric representatives of the Romanov dynasty is vividly and captivatingly told in the book presented to the attention of readers.