At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia

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29. März 1809

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Ereignis

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60.40° N, 25.67° E

Platziert: coordinates of the event it links, Diet of Porvoo.

At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia, commencing the secession of the future Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden. The Emperor, in return, promises to retain and uphold former laws and privileges, as well as the dominant Lutheran religion. His pledge is later interpreted by the Finns as a confirmation of constitutional laws, which had, effectively, established Finland as a separate state in real union with Russia.

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