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# There is an anecdote about the parentage of Paul I
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/o-proiskhozhdenii-pavla-i-est-takoi-anekdot/
- Published: 2024-06-27T14:18:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:33:23.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Aristocracy, Monarchies, Humour

When Tsar Alexander III learned that the true father of Paul I had been the chamberlain Sergey Saltykov, he exclaimed: "Thank God, we are Russian!"

When Alexander III was at last persuaded that the father of Paul I was Peter III, the Emperor crossed himself in relief: "Thank God, we are legitimate!"