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[[File:ME1-44-I.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Alexander I, Tsar of Russia

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'']] Alexander I, Emperor of [[Russia|Russia]] from 1801 to 1825 and King of [[Poland|Poland]] 1815-1825, was born 23 December 1777, the son of [[Paul I, Emperor of Russia (1754-1801)|Emperor Paul I]] and Maria Feodorovna. He succeeded his father after Paul's murder in 1801. He died 1 December 1825 and was succeeded by his younger brother [[Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia (1796-1855)|Nicholas I]].

Alexander was a great benefactor of the Mennonites, confirmed the great [[Privileges (Privilegia)|charter of privileges]] of his father [[Paul I, Emperor of Russia (1754-1801)|Paul I]] of 6 September 1800, and took a friendly interest in them. To the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna colony]] he made a gift of six thousand rubles for a church building. Good evidence of his paternal benevolence were his two visits to the Mennonite colonies on 21 May 1818 and in 1825 shortly before his death. His benevolent friendly manner in his dealings with the Russian Mennonites and in his acceptance of their simple hospitality, was remembered in some families. Many Mennonite villages in Russia were named after him or his nephew [[Alexander II, Emperor of Russia (1818-1881)|Alexander II]], such as [[Alexanderkrone (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Alexanderkrone]], [[Alexanderfeld (Zagradovka, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine)|Alexanderfeld]], [[Alexandertal Mennonite Settlement (Samara Oblast, Russia)|Alexandertal]], [[Alexanderheim (Chortitza Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Alexanderheim]].

= Bibliography =
Epp, D. H. Johann Comies: Züge aus seinem Leben und Wirken. Berdyansk: Der Botschafter, 1909.

Friesen, Peter M. Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911.

Friesen, Peter M. The Mennonite Brotherhood in Russia (1789-1910), trans. J. B. Toews and others. Fresno, CA: Board of Christian Literature [M.B.], 1978, rev. ed. 1980.

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 21.

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-Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia Commons]'']]     Alexander I, Emperor of [[Russia|Russia]] from 1801 to 1825 and King of [[Poland|Poland]] 1815-1825, was born 23 December 1777, the son of [[Paul I, Emperor of Russia (1754-1801)|Emperor Paul I]] and Maria Feodorovna.  He succeeded his father after Paul's murder in 1801.  He died 1 December 1825 and was succeeded by his younger brother [[Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia (1796-1855)|Nicholas I]].
+Alexander I, Emperor of [[Russia|Russia]] from 1801 to 1825 and King of [[Poland|Poland]] 1815-1825, was born 23 December 1777, the son of [[Paul I, Emperor of Russia (1754-1801)|Emperor Paul I]] and Maria Feodorovna. He succeeded his father after Paul's murder in 1801. Alexander died 1 December 1825 and was succeeded by his younger brother [[Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia (1796-1855)|Nicholas I]].
 Alexander was a great benefactor of the Mennonites, confirmed the great [[Privileges (Privilegia)|charter of privileges]] of his father [[Paul I, Emperor of Russia (1754-1801)|Paul I]] of 6 September 1800, and took a friendly interest in them. To the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna colony]] he made a gift of six thousand rubles for a church building. Good evidence of his paternal benevolence were his two visits to the Mennonite colonies on 21 May 1818 and in 1825 shortly before his death. His benevolent friendly manner in his dealings with the Russian Mennonites and in his acceptance of their simple hospitality, was remembered in some families. Many Mennonite villages in Russia were named after him or his nephew [[Alexander II, Emperor of Russia (1818-1881)|Alexander II]], such as [[Alexanderkrone (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Alexanderkrone]], [[Alexanderfeld (Zagradovka, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine)|Alexanderfeld]], [[Alexandertal Mennonite Settlement (Samara Oblast, Russia)|Alexandertal]], [[Alexanderheim (Chortitza Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Alexanderheim]].
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