His death took place at Taganrog, in the Crimea, December 1, 1825, and he was succeeded by his second son, Nicholas I, his eldest brother, Constantine, resigning to him the right of succession.
Thus came to his end one of the greatest of the Romanoffs, a sincere lover of peace, vigilant, brave and active in war, intolerant in his religious principles, mild, amiable and correct in his private life, yet strict in the administration of justice, a patron of literature and the arts, and though ambitious of power, yet recognizing the spirit of his century and frequently acting in accordance with its highest principles in the recognition of individual liberty.
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From General Nelson A. Miles
Thrilling Stories of The Russian-Japanese War, 1904
