From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kingdom of Finland was a short-lived constitutional monarchy which existed briefly in the aftermath of Finnish independence from Russia. Prince Frederick of Hesse was elected King by the Parliament of Finland, on 9 October 1918, created Väinö I. With the end of World War I, in light of his German birth, and the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm ending monarchies in Germany, the arrangement was considered untenable by influential Finns of the time, and by Frederick himself. Not much is known of the official stance of the victorious allies. Frederick Charles renounced the throne on 14 December 1918, without ever arriving in the country, much less taking up his position. Finland subsequently adopted a republican constitution.
[edit] See also
