Finland: Grand Princes: 1809-1917Ruling House: Romanov |
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| Storfurste till Finland [1] | |
| 25 Dec 1808/6 Jan 1809 - 19 Nov/1 Dec 1825 | Alexander I |
| 19 Nov/1 Dec 1825 - 13/25 Dec 1825 | Konstantin [2] |
| 13/25 Dec 1825 - 18 Feb/2 Mar 1855 | Nikolaj I |
| 18 Feb/2 Mar 1855 - 1/13 Mar 1881 | Alexander II |
| 1/13 Mar 1855 - 20 Oct/1 Nov 1894 | Alexander III |
| 20 Oct/1 Nov 1894 - 2/15 Mar 1917 | Nikolaj II |
| 2/15 Mar 1917 - 27 Oct/9 Nov 1917 | vacant [3] |
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| [1] | Used only as a part of the full and/or short title of the Emperor of Russia; equivalents in other languages used for official purposes: Velikij Knjaz' Finljandskij (Великий Князь Финляндский) in Russian, Suomen suuriruhtinas in Finnish. |
| [2] | Did not accept office despite recognition by Russian supreme bodies of state; the government continued to function in the name of Konstantin until his successor formally acceded to the throne, retroactively dating his accession to 19 Nov/1 Dec 1825. |
| [3] | Grand-princely authority is exercised by the Provisional Government of Russia [Russian: Vremennoe pravitel'stvo (Временное правительство), Swedish: Provisorisk regering; Finnish: Väliaikaishallitus]; on 27 Oct/9 Nov 1917 the Eduskunta (Diet) begins to exercise sovereign authority de facto by passing a resolution on appointment of a Council of Regency, which is not implemented; on 2/15 Nov 1917 the Eduskunta assumes sovereign authority de iure. |
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