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Encyclopedia > Mannerheim (family)

Mannerheim (Russian: Маннергейм) is the surname of two well-known noble lineages registered in Finland and Sweden. Nobility is a traditional hereditary status (see hereditary titles) that exists today in many countries (mainly present or former monarchies). ...


Baronial lineage

(number 18 in the register of the Finnish House of Nobility (Ritarihuone; Riddarhuset)) Baron is a specific title of nobility or a more generic feudal qualification. ... Finnish House of Nobility either refers to the institution of the Finnish nobility or the palace of the noble estate. ...


The family descends from a German businessman and mill owner, Henrik Marhein (16181667), who emigrated to Gävle, Sweden. His son, Augustin Marhein, was raised to the nobility in Sweden in 1693. He was introduced to the Riddarhuset as a member of the Untitled Nobility (adliga ätter), being introduced under number 1260, and with the surname Mannerheim. His son, an artillery colonel and a mill supervisor, Johan Augustin Mannerheim (17061778), was raised to the rank of Baron at the same time with his brother in 1768. Johan Augustin was introduced in 1776 under number 277. The family was immatriculated in Finland in 1818, and came to Finland in the latter part of 18th century. For a bill proposed in USA in 1998, see Bill 1618. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... Gävle [jÉ›vlÉ™] is a Swedish city in east central Sweden with 81,000 inhabitants, and the seat of Gävle Municipality (pop. ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... Finnish House of Nobility either refers to the institution of the Finnish nobility or the palace of the noble estate. ... Events March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia May 23 - Battle of Ramillies September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and... Year 1778 (MDCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Baron is a specific title of nobility or a more generic feudal qualification. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...


Comital lineage

(number 8 in the register of the Finnish House of Knights) COMITAL is an adjective from (medieval?) Latin comitalis from Comes) referring to a Count or equivalent nobleman ...


Baron Carl Erik Mannerheim (17591837) was the son of Baron Johan Augustin Mannerheim. Born in Säter, Carl Erik was part of the Anjala League, an opposition movement during the reign of Gustav III of Sweden. However, he received an amnesty and emigrated to Finland, where he purchased Louhisaari Manor in 1795. In 1805, he was elected Chairman of the Finnish Economic Society. At the beginning of Russian rule in Finland, he was chairman of the delegation accounting for matters in Finland to Tsar Alexander I. 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Säter is a Municipality in Dalarna County, in central Sweden. ... The Anjala conspiracy of 1788 was a scheme by disgruntled Swedish officers to end Gustav IIIs Russian War of 1788–90. ... Gustav III, King of the Swedes, the Goths and the Vends, etc. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Aleksandr I Pavlovich (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825?), was Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801-1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815–1825, as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. ...


He served as Vice-President of the Senate of Finland's Economic Department, and Governor of Turku and Björneborg provinces. He was also first Major of the Åbo province infantry regiment. He was given the hereditary title of Count (in Finnish Kreivi, in Swedish Greve) in 1824 and introduced in 1825. The title is inherited by the eldest son. The Senate of Finland combined the functions of cabinet and supreme court in the Grand Duchy of Finland between 1816 to 1917. ... Location of Turku in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Finland Province Western Finland Region Finland Proper Sub-region Turku sub-region Government  - Mayor Mikko Pukkinen Area  - City 306. ... Town hall of Pori The Juselius Mausoleum Pori (Björneborg in Swedish) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. ... Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. ... A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is also still a countess (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...


Reintroduced in the Swedish nobility in 1947 and 1953. The Swedish nobility (Adeln) was historically a privileged class in Sweden. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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