Originating in the 16th century as a titular grand duchy held by the King of Sweden, the country became autonomous after its annexation by Russia in the Finnish ...
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The Grand Duchy of Finland was set up by Tsar Alexander I in order to bypass Finnish resistance to Russia. He promised to respect Finland's Lutheran faith, ...
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The Grand Duchy of Finland (1809-1917) was an autonmous state ruled by the Russian Empire. The Tsars of the Russian Empire were also the Grand Dukes of Finland.
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May 24, 2020 · The Finnish Diet that met at Porvoo (Swedish, Borgå) in 1809 seconded the tsar's decrees. As a further gesture of magnanimity, in 1812 the tsar ...
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A part of Sweden from the 12th century until 1809, Finland was then a Russian grand duchy until, following the Russian Revolution, the Finns declared ...
Apr 7, 2021 · Predecessor state of modern Finland (1809–1917) The Grand Duchy of Finland ... The Grand Duke of Finland was the reigning Tsar of All the Russias.
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Finland, GRAND DUCHY OF, a department or province of the Russian Empire; bounded on the north by Norway, on the west by Sweden and the Gulf of Bothnia, ...
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The enlightened Russian Emperor Alexander I, who was grand duke of Finland in 1809-1825, gave Finland extensive autonomy, thereby creating the Finnish state.
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