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1. King of Scotland from 1107, known as the
Fierce. He was succeeded by his brother David
I.
2. Tsar from 1801. Defeated by Napoleon at
Austerlitz 1805, he made peace at Tilsit
1807, but economic crisis led to a break with
Napoleon's continental system and the opening
of Russian ports to British trade; this led
to Napoleon's ill-fated invasion of Russia.
After the Congress of Vienna in 1815,
Alexander hoped through the Holy Alliance
with Austria and Prussia to establish a new
Christian order in Europe. He gave a new
constitution to Poland which he was given at
the Congress of Vienna. After Napoleon's
defeat Russia controlled the Congress Kingdom
of Poland, for which a constitution was
provided.
3. Karageorgevich 1888-1934. Regent
of Serbia 1912-21 and king of
Yugoslavia 1921-34, as dictator from 1929;
assassinated, possibly by Italian Fascists.
Second son of Peter I, king of Serbia, he was
declared regent for his father in 1912 and on
his father's death became king of the state
of South Slavs - Yugoslavia - that had come
into being in 1918. Rivalries with
neighbouring powers and among the Croats,
Serbs, and Slovenes within the country led
Alexander to establish a personal
dictatorship. He was assassinated on a state
visit to France, and Mussolini's government
was later declared to have instigated the
crime.