- 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)
- Was visited by Adolf Hitler on his 75th birthday in 1942. Hitler, who respected Mannerheim and Finnish soldiers, honored Marshall Mannerheim by awarding him the Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle in Gold.
- 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).
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