Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse

Frederick Charles Louis Constantine, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse (German: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin Prinz und Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel; Finnish: Fredrik Kaarle; 1 May 1868 – 28 May 1940), was the brother-in-law of the German Emperor Wilhelm II. He was elected King of Finland on 9 October 1918, but renounced the throne on 14 December 1918.

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Frederick Charles

Frederick Charles c. 1917

King-elect of Finland

Reign

9 October 1918 –
14 December 1918
(never reigned)

Successor

Monarchy abolished[lower-alpha 1]

Regent

P. E. Svinhufvud
C. G. E. Mannerheim

Born

1 May 1868
Panker Castle, Plön, Kingdom of Prussia

Died

28 May 1940 (aged 72)
Kassel, Nazi Germany

Burial

Schloss Friedrichshof, Kronberg im Taunus, Germany

Spouse

Princess Margaret of Prussia

(m. 1893)

Issue

Prince Friedrich Wilhelm
Prince Maximilian
Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse
Prince Wolfgang
Prince Christoph
Prince Richard

Names
Frederick Charles Louis Constantine

House

Hesse-Kassel

Father

Frederick William, Landgrave of Hesse

Mother

Princess Anna of Prussia

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