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Which event was Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich's succession controversy the pretext for?

  • The Decembrist revolt

  • The Polonic War

  • The French Revolution

  • The October Manifesto

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The Decembrist revolt, also known as the Decembrist uprising, was a military rebellion that took place in St. Petersburg, Russia, in December 1825. It was sparked by the succession controversy surrounding Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, who abdicated the throne in favor of his younger brother, Nicholas I.
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