| Frederick Charles I | |
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| Frederick Charles I, King of Finland | |
| King of the Finnish | |
| Reign | August 1, 1918 - 28 May 1940 |
| Predecessor | Office Established |
| Successor | Wolfgang |
| Born | 1 May 1868 Gut Panker, Plön,  Kingdom of Prussia
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| Died | 28 May 1940 Royal Palace, Helsinki,  Kingdom of Finland
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| Spouse | Queen Consort Margaret of Prussia |
| Issue | Prince Friedrich Wilhelm
Prince Maximilian Grand Duke Phillip King Wolfgang Prince Christoph Prince Richard |
| Full name | |
| Frederick Charles Louis Constantine | |
| House | Hesse-Kassel |
| Father | Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel |
| Mother | Princess Anna of Prussia |
Frederick Charles I (Fredrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin Prinz und Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel; 1 May 1868 – 28 May 1940), was the first King of independent Finland.
After the Finnish Civil War, the Finnish Government elected Frederick Charles (under the heavy influence of Germany) to the newly created Finnish Throne. The New King was given Helsinki Palace as a royal residence. Unlike customs of the day, Prince Wolfgang, Frederik Kaarle’s second son, was named as the heir to the throne, rather than his first son Phillip.
Titles and styles[]
- 1 May 1868 – 13 October 1888: His Highness Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
- 14 October 1888 – August 1, 1918: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Prince of Hesse
- August 2, 1918 - March 15, 1925 His Majesty King of Finland and Karelia, Duke of Åland, Grand Duke of Lapland, Lord of Kaleva and the North, The Hereditary Prince of Hesse
- March 16, 1925 - 28 May, 1940 His Majesty King of Finland and Karelia, Duke of Åland, Grand Duke of Lapland, Lord of Kaleva and the North, The Landgrave of Hesse
| Monarchical Styles of Frederik Kaarle I of Finland | |
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| Reference style | His Majesty |
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| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
| Alternative style | Sir |