Finland, Grand Duchy of: Information
Finland, Grand Duchy of (1809 - 1917)
The Grand Duchy of Finland (Finnish: Suomen suuriruhtinaskunta, Swedish: Storfurstendömet Finland, Russian: Великое княжество Финляндское, Velikoye knyazhestvo Finlyandskoye; literally Grand Principality of Finland) was the predecessor state of modern Finland. It existed between 1809 and 1917 as an autonomous part of the Russian Empire and was ruled by the Russian Emperor as Grand Duke. |
Finland, Grand Duchy of: List of Rulers.
| Reign / Rule | From | To | Coins Issued |
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| Aleksanteri I (Emperor Alexander I of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland) | 29 March 1809 | 1 December 1825 | |
| Nikolai I (Emperor Nicholas I of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland) | 1 December 1825 | 2 March 1855 | |
| Aleksanteri II (Emperor Alexander II of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland) | 2 March 1855 | 13 March 1881 | |
| Aleksanteri III (Emperor Alexander III of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland) | 13 March 1881 | 1 November 1894 | |
| Nikolai II (Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland) | 1 November 1894 | 15 March 1917 | 2 |
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Finland, Grand Duchy of: Details
| Official Name | Grand Duchy of Finland |
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| Original Name | Финляндия |
| From | 1809 |
| To | 1917 |
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| Wiki | See Wikipedia page |