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Was Konstantin Pavlovich ever an Emperor of Russia?

  • No, he never was

  • Yes, for a few days

  • Yes, for several years

  • Yes, but only briefly

Answer

No, Konstantin Pavlovich never became Emperor of Russia. He was the second son of Tsar Paul I and succeeded his elder brother, Alexander I, as ruler of Poland in 1825. However, he renounced the Russian throne in favor of his younger brother, Nicholas I, due to his morganatic marriage to a Polish countess.
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