Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːɭ ²ɡɵsːtav ˈeːmɪl ²manːɛrˌheɪm]; 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military leader and statesman.^[1] Before World War I he was an officer in the Imperial Russian Army. With the Russian Revolution Finland declared independence and Mannerheim led the Whites in the Finnish Civil War. He became Regent of Finland (1918–1919), commander-in-chief of Finland's defence forces during World War II, Marshal of Finland, and the sixth President of Finland (1944–1946).

Marshal of Finland Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim VR SR, SVR SR ketj., SL SR
6th President of Finland
In office 4 August 1944 – 11 March 1946
Prime Minister	Antti Hackzell Urho Castrén J. K. Paasikivi
Preceded by	Risto Ryti
Succeeded by	J. K. Paasikivi
Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Defense Forces
In office 17 October 1939 – 12 January 1945
Preceded by	Hugo Österman (as Commander of the Hosts)
Succeeded by	Axel Heinrichs (as Chief of Defence)
In office 25 January 1918 – 30 May 1918
Preceded by	post created
Succeeded by	Karl Fredrik Wilkama
State Regent of Finland
In office 12 December 1918 – 26 July 1919
Preceded by	P. E. Svinhufvud
Succeeded by	K. J. Ståhlberg as President of the Republic
Personal details
Born	(1867-06-04)4 June 1867 Askainen, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	27 January 1951(1951-01-27) (aged 83) Lausanne, Switzerland
Resting place	Hietaniemi cemetery, Helsinki
Nationality	Finnish
Spouse(s)	Anastasie Arapova (div. 1919)
Children	Anastasie Mannerheim (1893–1977) Sophie Mannerheim Jr. (1895–1963)
Relatives	Count Carl Robert Mannerheim (father) Count Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (paternal grandfather) See Mannerheim family
Profession	Military officer, statesman
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Russian Empire  Finland
Branch/service	Imperial Russian Army White Guard Finnish Army
Years of service	1887–1917 (Russia) 1918–1946 (Finland)
Rank	Lieutenant General (Russia) Field Marshal (Finland) Marshal of Finland
Battles/wars	Russo-Japanese War First World War Finnish Civil War Second World War Winter War Continuation War Lapland War

References

1. Klinge, Matti. "Mannerheim, Gustaf (1867 – 1951)". National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 21 April 2017.