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... Alexander sue for peace . He and Napoleon met for talks at Tilsit in 1807 , and the impressionable and foolish young man now fell under the emperor's extraordinary charm . Tsar and emperor agreed to become joint masters of Europe . They ...
... Alexander sue for peace . He and Napoleon met for talks at Tilsit in 1807 , and the impressionable and foolish young man now fell under the emperor's extraordinary charm . Tsar and emperor agreed to become joint masters of Europe . They ...
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... Alexander that he might marry his sister , Grand Duchess Catherine . Alexander had declined to commit himself , knowing how fiercely the suggestion would have been rejected by his own family . Meanwhile she had married the Duke of ...
... Alexander that he might marry his sister , Grand Duchess Catherine . Alexander had declined to commit himself , knowing how fiercely the suggestion would have been rejected by his own family . Meanwhile she had married the Duke of ...
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... Alexander left the Continental System , and the following August Napoleon decided that war was inevitable . As he saw it defeat of Russia would bring the whole of Europe under his control and ensure the success of the Continental System ...
... Alexander left the Continental System , and the following August Napoleon decided that war was inevitable . As he saw it defeat of Russia would bring the whole of Europe under his control and ensure the success of the Continental System ...
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