By the beginning of the 19th century, Europe had a difficult political situation. It was connected both with disagreements between England and France, and with Napoleon’s tense relations with Russia.
War background
1803-1805 became the time of the Napoleonic wars, in which many European countries were involved. Russia did not stand aside. Anti-Napoleonic coalitions are being formed as part of Russia, England, Sweden, the Kingdom of Naples.
Napoleon slowly but surely spread his aggression in Europe and by 1810 had already openly declared his desire for world domination. At the same time, the French emperor called Alexander I his main adversary, who was then on the Russian throne.
In recent years, before the Patriotic War of 1812, Napoleon, preparing for military operations, tried to find allies. He is attempting to create an anti-Russian coalition, for this he concludes secret agreements with Austria and Prussia. In addition, the emperor of France is trying to win over Sweden and Turkey, but to no avail. Russia on the eve of the war concluded a secret treaty with Sweden and signed a peace treaty with Turkey.
The fact that Napoleon, wanting to confirm his legitimacy, was looking for a bride from a royal family also influenced the negative attitude towards Russia from France. The choice fell on Russia. However, Alexander received a polite refusal.
