Carl Robert Mannerheim
Carl Robert Mannerheim, 1890s
Born(1835-02-01)1 February 1835
Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died9 October 1914(1914-10-09) (aged 79)
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
NationalityFinnish
SpouseHedvig Charlotta Hélène von Julin
Children7, including
Parent(s)Count Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Eva Wilhelmina von Schantz
FamilyMannerheim

Count Carl Robert Mannerheim (1 February 1835 – 9 October 1914) was a Finnish aristocrat and businessman. He was the son of naturalist Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, and father of Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim.

Biography

Mannerheim wrote the satirical play Ditt och datt when he was a student at Helsinki, in 1858, which caused a political scandal ending in his dismissal from the university and the university rector's resignation.

Mannerheim owned Louhisaari Manor in Askainen, Turku and Pori Province, inherited from his father. He married Hedvig Charlotta Hélène von Julin (d. 1881, daughter of wealthy industrialist Johan Jacob von Julin), with whom he had seven children.[1][2]

He was a founding member of the Kuusankoski paper mill, acting as the company's director from 1872 to 1878. He was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1879, and in 1880 the Louhisaari estate was transferred to his sister Mimmi (Eva Carolina). Mannerheim thereupon eloped to Paris with his mistress, baroness Sofia Nordenstam (d. 1914), where he had a bohemian lifestyle. Meanwhile, his seven children were in the custody of family members after the death of his wife in 1881. Mannerheim married Sofia Nordenstam in 1883, and the couple returned to Finland, where Mannerheim founded an office supplies company in Helsinki in 1887. Named Systema Oy Ab in 1909, the company later became Finland's main importer of typewriters.[1][2]

Mannerheim was also active as a writer and translator, known for his radical liberal opinions. He became active as a resister of the Russification of Finland, and he tried to dissuade his son, who served in the Russian Imperial Army, from joining the Russo-Japanese War.

References

  1. 1 2 Sainio, Venla (6 June 2013). "Mannerheim, Carl Robert (1835 - 1914)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Suku ja perhe". Mannerheim. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  • Paju, Petri: "Carl Robert Mannerheim teknologiayrittäjänä." Tekniikan Waiheita 28(1) 2010, 16–27.
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