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Did Duke Konstantin Pavlovich ever accede to the throne?
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The answer is no. Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, the second son of Tsar Paul I, renounced his claim to the throne in favor of his younger brother, Nicholas, after the assassination of their father in 1801. Nicholas ascended the throne as Tsar Nicholas I and ruled until his death in 1855.
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