Kingdom of Finland
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The Kingdom of Finland was a short-lived constitutional monarchy established in 1918 after Finland’s independence from Russia, envisioned as a German-aligned kingdom that never fully materialized.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical political entity
ⓘ
proposed constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| capital | Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionType | monarchical constitution (planned) ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| conventionalLongName | Kingdom of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| currency | Finnish markka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | abdication of Frederick Charles of Hesse ⓘ |
| dissolutionOutcome | establishment of a republican constitution ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | Finnish Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyOrientationPlanned | pro-German ⓘ |
| governmentType | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| headOfStateDeFacto |
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | German influence in Finland during World War I ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Interwar period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceDate | 1917-12-06 ⓘ |
| independenceEvent | Finnish Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceFrom | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfficial |
Finnish
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureType | unicameral parliament ⓘ |
| monarchDesignate | Frederick Charles of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDesignateAbdicationDate | 1918-12-14 ⓘ |
| monarchDesignateCitizenship | German ⓘ |
| monarchDesignateCoronationStatus | never crowned ⓘ |
| monarchDesignateElectionDate | 1918-10-09 ⓘ |
| monarchDesignateHouse | House of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDesignateTitle | King of Finland and Karelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalSymbolPlanned | royal crown of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | German-aligned ⓘ |
| politicalSystemPlanned | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessorState |
Grand Duchy of Finland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForNonRealization |
German defeat in World War I
ⓘ
shift toward republicanism in Finland ⓘ |
| region | Northern Europe ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Finnish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionOfficial |
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finnish Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideInFinnishCivilWar | White Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
never fully realized
ⓘ
short-lived ⓘ |
| successorState | Republic of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeframe | 1918 ⓘ |
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