The Russian ruler Greg invokes to suggest overlap between royal dynasties and the lingering Frankist milieu.
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Alexander I
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Greg treats Czar Alexander I's reported visit to Eva Frank as suggestive evidence that Frankist networks still touched major royal circles as late as the early nineteenth century.
Greg says Alexander I's family ties and his reported trip to see Eva Frank suggest that Russian, British, Jesuit, and Frankist strands may have overlapped more than standard histories admit.
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"...to fizzle. In November 1813, after the Battle of Lebsing, Czar Alexander I, the first of the French -Lithuanian cult, then Emperor of Russia,..."
"...always hear about almost every group. To read that about Czar Alexander is interesting, though, because he was the one that was the leader..."
"He was their second cousin, as they were all the great grandchildren of King George II of Great Britain."
"...more, but it always sticks out to me when I hear Alexander I mentioned, because we think of Russia as so different, kind of..."
"an ideology that's in the mix, and it brings some of these groups together, and it explains the inversion stuff we're always talking about...."
"Absolutely. And well, I have a couple of questions for you, Alexander. I wanted to figure out more about your belief system, because I..."
"...deal, I'm happy. Sure. But Alexander was not like that, okay? Alexander is considering himself the son of God. And you will discover that..."
"...person in control of the army Okay, so it seems like Alexander is being pushed out of the line of succession and Alexander and..."
"...Okay? And what we will discover in the next class is, Alexander is the complete opposite. He's always risking the lives of his men...."
"...okay? And what we will discover is, when we get to Alexander is, even though Alexander was bold and aggressive, he would make mistakes,..."
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