It seemed that the gentleman was no less a person than a Russian grand duke, in fact the exiled of the Tzar Nicholas.
In spite of the confusion due to the destruction of the Janissaries and army reforms as yet hardly begun, it cost the tzar two hardly fought campaigns before the audacious strategy of General Diebitsch enabled him to dictate the terms of the treaty of Adrianople (Sep. 14, 1829).
The prince of Orange married the grand duchess Anna Paulowna, sister of Tzar Alexander I.
The prince of Orange married in 1816 the grand duchess Anna Paulowna, sister of the tzar Alexander I.
