- Born
- Died
- Birth nameCarl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
- Nickname
- Marski
- Height6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- Gustaf Mannerheim was born on June 4, 1867 in Askainen, Finland. He was married to Anastasia Arapova. He died on January 27, 1951 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
- SpouseAnastasia Arapova(May 2, 1892 - 1919) (divorced, 2 children)
- Mannerheim was born in the Duchy of Finland, then a part of Russia. His native language was Swedish. In 1896 Mannerheim was appointed official personal guard to Tsar Nicholas II at his coronation. At that time he married a Russian princess and had two daughters.
- President of Finland 4 August 1944 - 8 March 1946. Was the oldest president on election (77), and his term was the shortest. Baron, Commander-in-Chief of Finland's Defence Forces, Marshal of Finland, Regent of Finland (1918-1919) and the sixth President of Finland (1944-1946).
- Was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal on 19 May 1933. On 4 June 1942, his 75th birthday he was awarded by the Finnish Government with the title Marshal of Finland. He's the only person to have the rank and the title.
- Had two daughters with his Russian wife, Anastasia Arapova-Mannerheim: Anastasie (b. 1893) and Sophie (b. 1895).
- In 2004 Mannerheim was voted for greatest Finnish person ever.
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