Johan Ehrnrooth Explained

Johan Casimir Ehrnrooth
Order:5th
Office:Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Term Start:9 May 1881
Term End:13 July 1881
Predecessor:Petko Karavelov
Successor:Vacant
Order2:War Minister of Bulgaria
Term Start2:17 April 1880
Term End2:13 July 1881
Predecessor2:Alexander Timler
Successor2:Vladimir Krylov
Order3:Minister of Interior
Term Start3:9 May 1881
Term End3:13 July 1881
Premier3:Himself
Predecessor3:Petko Slaveykov
Birth Place:Seesta Mansion, Nastola, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Death Date: (aged 79)
Death Place:Helsingfors (now Helsinki, Finland), Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Allegiance:
Branch:
Rank: Lieutenant-General
Commands:Vitebsk Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Division
Ministry of War of Bulgaria
Battles:Caucasian War, January Uprising, Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)

Johan Casimir Ehrnrooth (Russian: Казимир Густавович Э́рнрот, Kazimir Gustavovich Ernrot; 26 November 1833 – 5 February 1913) was a Finnish statesman in the service of Imperial Russia, who also acted as Prime Minister of Bulgaria.

Biography

Ehrnrooth was born to an affluent noble family in the in Nastola in the Grand Duchy of Finland. In 1856, he graduated from the Imperial Military Academy in Saint Petersburg and enlisted in the Imperial Russian Army.

Ehrnrooth first came to prominence when he played a leading role in suppressing the resistance of Imam Shamil and the Caucasian Avars in 1859. At the time a Major in the Russian Army, Ehrnrooth continued to rise through the ranks in campaigns against Polish rebels and fighting to remove the Ottoman Turks from Bulgaria. Following the Independence of Bulgaria Ehrnrooth was chosen by Russia to look after the interests of Alexander of Bulgaria, becoming Minister of War on 17 April 1880. Ehrnrooth became the strongman of the government, and became Prime Minister on 9 May 1881 whilst Alexander finalised his plans to assume full control of the country. Ehrnrooth became the strongest supporter of Alexander during this period, although he was forced to leave Bulgaria when the experiment floundered.

After his return to Russia Ehrnrooth became Minister-Secretary of State for Finnish Affairs, although the job, which involved drives towards Russification, did not suit the Finn. He retired in the 1890s and died of a stroke in Helsinki at the age of 79. Although he had no children both Finnish World War II colonel and later general Adolf Ehrnrooth and former chairman of Nokia and Kymmene Corporation Casimir Ehrnrooth are from his family line.

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