Grand Duke of Finland

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The Grand Duke of Finland was the title held by the Russian emperor as the constitutional monarch of the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire from 1809 to 1917.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state title
monarchical title
appliesToJurisdiction Finland
associatedWithEvent February Manifesto (1899)
Russification of Finland
category History of Finland under Russian rule
Titles of national or ethnic leadership
constitutionalStatus constitutional monarch
country Grand Duchy of Finland
endTime 1917
establishedAsResultOf Finnish War
establishedByTreaty Treaty of Fredrikshamn
firstHolder Alexander I of Russia
flag Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland
followedBy President of Finland
governmentForm autonomous grand duchy under Russian emperor
grantedAutonomyTo Grand Duchy of Finland
guaranteed Finnish laws and privileges (in principle)
hadPowerOver appointment of the Senate of Finland
foreign policy of Finland (through Russian Empire)
languageOfAdministration Finnish
Swedish
lastHolder Nicholas II of Russia
legalBasis Act of Government of Finland (1772 as adapted)
Constitutional laws of Finland
linkedToInstitution Diet of Finland
Senate of Finland
linked to: Finnish Senate
monarchType hereditary monarch
officeAbolishedFollowing Finnish Declaration of Independence
Russian Revolution of 1917
linked to: Russian Revolution
partOf Russian Empire
precededBy King of Sweden (as ruler of Finland)
linked to: King of Sweden
religionOfOfficeHolder Russian Orthodox Church
residence Imperial Palace in Helsinki
Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg
linked to: Winter Palace
roleHeldBy Emperor of Russia
linked to: Tsar of Russia
seatOfGovernment Helsinki
sovereigntyType personal union
startTime 1809
style His Imperial Majesty, Grand Duke of Finland
symbol Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Finland
titleHolder Alexander I of Russia
Alexander II of Russia
Alexander III of Russia
Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas II of Russia
titleInFinnish Suomen suuriruhtinas
titleInRussian Великий князь Финляндский
titleInSwedish Storfurste av Finland

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Nicholas II of Russia positionHeld Grand Duke of Finland
subject linked to: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
Alexander I of Russia positionHeld Grand Duke of Finland
Nicholas I of Russia positionHeld Grand Duke of Finland
Alexander II of Russia positionHeld Grand Duke of Finland
Alexander III of Russia title Grand Duke of Finland
Grand Duke of Finland style His Imperial Majesty, Grand Duke of Finland
linked to: Grand Duke of Finland
Grand Duke of Finland titleInFinnish Suomen suuriruhtinas
linked to: Grand Duke of Finland
Grand Duke of Finland titleInSwedish Storfurste av Finland
linked to: Grand Duke of Finland
Grand Duke of Finland titleInRussian Великий князь Финляндский
linked to: Grand Duke of Finland
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken heldTitle Grand Prince of Finland
linked to: Grand Duke of Finland
Alexander the Blessed positionHeld Grand Duke of Finland
Alexander the Liberator title Grand Duke of Finland
Diet of Finland headOfState Emperor of Russia as Grand Duke of Finland
linked to: Grand Duke of Finland
Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland governingAuthority Emperor of Russia as Grand Duke of Finland
linked to: Grand Duke of Finland
Vasa royalTitleHeld Grand Prince of Finland
linked to: Grand Duke of Finland
Catherine Jagiellon spouseTitle Grand Duke of Finland
Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov positionHeld Grand Duke of Finland
Nicholas II of Russia positionHeld Grand Duke of Finland