Grand Duchy of Finland

Japanese: フィンランド大公国 - フィンランドたいこうこく
Grand Duchy of Finland
The country ruled by a Grand Duchy of Finland, i.e. Finland before it gained independence from Russia in the early 20th century. In Finnish, it is called Suomen suuriruhtinaskunta. The name was first officially used by Swedish King Johan III in 1581 to demonstrate his power on a par with Poland, which was united with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. After that, the Swedish king usually held the title of Grand Duke of Finland as well, but in 1809, control of the Grand Duchy of Finland was transferred from Sweden to Russia, and from then on the Russian Tsar held the title of Grand Duke of Finland as well.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
フィンランド大公によって統治されていた国,すなわち20世紀初めにロシアから独立する以前のフィンランドを指す。フィンランド語でSuomen suuriruhtinaskunta。最初にこの名称を正式に用いたのはスウェーデン王ヨハン3世で,1581年のことであった。リトアニア大公国と連合していたポーランド,およびモスクワ大公国と並ぶ勢力であることを誇示するためであった。その後,通常はスウェーデン王がフィンランド大公を兼ねたが,1809年,フィンランド大公国の支配はスウェーデンからロシアに移り,それ以降はロシア皇帝がフィンランド大公を兼ねた。

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