29 March 1809Diet of PorvooAlexander I
Receives the allegiance of the Finnish estates and confirms Finland's religion, laws and traditional privileges.
Historical records for Russia in 1809, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Receives the allegiance of the Finnish estates and confirms Finland's religion, laws and traditional privileges.
The treaty ends the Finnish War, with Sweden ceding Finland to the Russian Empire.
Birth of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol
Assumes the title Grand Duke of Finland after Russian conquest separates Finland from Sweden.
Receives Mikhail Speransky's constitutional reform plan proposing representative institutions and a clearer separation of governmental functions.
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