Who succeeds Emperor Alexander I in 1825, if Nicholas I is dead by then?

As it says on the tin, assuming Nicholas I of Russia dies in say 1824, from whatever causes, and his brother Alexander dies in 1825 as otl, who succeeds him? Otl, Constantine, Alexander I's younger brother and Nicholas's older brother abdicated in favour of Nicholas. However, here the third in line is Nicholas' seven-year-old son Alexander. With Alexander being so young, would Constantine feel compelled to take the throne and reign as Tsar Constantine I?

If so, what does this change for Russia and Europe?
 
If Constantine does become Tsar, what sort of policies would he follow, especially in Poland and Finland? Would he attempt to sire an heir, or would he simply groom his nephew as his successor
 
Well, the thing with Tsar Nikolai I in comparison to TTL Tsar Konstantin, I would imagine he would be a somewhat liberal monarch, somewhat in the sense that he would be of similar vein to Aleksandr I. In terms of policies though, I do not know in the slightest.
 
Well, the thing with Tsar Nikolai I in comparison to TTL Tsar Konstantin, I would imagine he would be a somewhat liberal monarch, somewhat in the sense that he would be of similar vein to Aleksandr I. In terms of policies though, I do not know in the slightest.

Alright but he would definitely take the throne then instead of abdicating in favour of his nephew?
 
I'd assume he wouldn't have a choice either way. He either takes the throne, or be a part of the regency council during the minority of Aleksandr II (especially since Tsarina Elizaveta would die assuming OTL, about 5½ months after her husband)
 
This is very true. So, assuming Constantine takes one for the team and ascends the throne, I imagine he'd either try harder to have a kid with his wife, or he might divorce her and look elsewhere for a bride.
 
Funny thing about that, IOTL, Constantine renounced his rights to the throne (in secret, so outside of his brother and a few associates, no one knew) to marry a Polish countess after his first marriage ended in divorce.

I can imagine in such a scenario, Constantine would have to try to have a kid with his wife (Joanna Grudzinska)
 
Another question is: would a different russian emperor intervene on Austria's behalf in the hungarian revolution?
 
Another question is: would a different russian emperor intervene on Austria's behalf in the hungarian revolution?

Probably. Hardly any czar would want revolutionary ideas spread to Russia. Poles probalby still would cause problems ITTL so Russian government do all what it can stop revolutions.
 
Very true, foreign policy wise, what sort of policies might Constantine adapt for Poland and Finland respectively?
 
Small snag for Constantine, he and his wife were seperated if not legally from 1801, when his wife fled back to Coburg and did not return otl. Would she return if Constantine became King, or is their time done for, and would Constantine therefore still marry morgantically?
 
Considering your suggested PoD is 1824 when Tsaraevich Nikolai dies that year before his older brother, Constantine had long since divorced after nineteen years of separation. As I said in an earlier post, at this point Constantine has already gone into a morgantic marriage with Joanna Grudzinska.

Long story short: There would be no point, as it has already been done.
 
Ah this is true my bad, so Alexander II would still
Come to the throne. But perhaps in a different situation than the one he inherited otl
 
If Constantine would die still around same time as in OTL what Crimean War would look like or would such war there?
 
If Constantine would die still around same time as in OTL what Crimean War would look like or would such war there?

I imagine there might still be a Crimean War, but it might have a differnt cause to otl. I don't see Alexander II being as die hard about the rights of Christians in the holy land as his father.
 
Personally I highly doubt that the Crimean War actually happened because of Nicholas is protection of the Christians within the Ottoman Empire without that probably wouldn't be a need for a Crimean War
 
Personally I highly doubt that the Crimean War actually happened because of Nicholas is protection of the Christians within the Ottoman Empire without that probably wouldn't be a need for a Crimean War

This is true, Alexander might have other issues to handle such as the situation in Poland or Finland
 
That could well slow down developments in modern medicine, and prevent them seeing the need for reform internally in Russia.
 
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