Paul I of Russia
Paul remained overshadowed by his mother for most of his life. His reign lasted four years, ending with his assassination by conspirators. He adopted the laws of succession to the Russian throne—rules that lasted until the end of the Romanov dynasty and of the Russian Empire. He also intervened in the French Revolutionary Wars and, toward the end of his reign, added Kartli and Kakheti in Eastern Georgia into the empire which was confirmed by his son and successor Alexander I.
Battle of the Palaces
Paul I was killed in Saint Michael's Castle . Brenna, Carlo Rossi and many other Italian artists employed by the late emperor left Russia. Alexander and his court relocated to Winter Palace, his Office of the Court () converted the redundant castle into offices and living quarters. Soon the former palace housed nearly 900 residents, including future field marshal von Diebitsch and, ironically, retired Charles Cameron and his wife. In 1819 the building was converted into a military college; palace park, forts and moats eventually disappeared.