German-born prince as the King of Finland. However, warnings received from the West convinced the Finnish government of Prime Minister Lauri Ingmana monarchist himselfto ask Prince Frederick Charles to give up the crown, which he had not yet come to wear in Finland. The king-elect Frederick Charles renounced the throne on 14 December 1918. Mannerheim, the leader of the Whites during the Finnish Civil War, was appointed as Regent. Republican parties won three-quarters of the parliament's seats in the election of 1919 and Finland adopted a republican constitution. In July 1919, Finland's first president Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg replaced Mannerheim as the first President of the Republic. See also Finnish Civil War Finnish crown jewels Grand Duchy of Finland Kingdom of Finland (1742) Monarchy of Finland Prince Wolfgang of Hesse United Baltic Duchy References Nash, Michael L (2012) The last King of Finland. Royalty Digest Quarterly, 2012 : 1 External links Foreign Ministry maker of a King in 1918 Foreign Ministry 1918: The First and Only Finnish King was German and Never Set Foot in Finland History Info 1918 in Finland Finnish monarchy Political history of Finland Finland Finland–Germany relations Finland (1918) Finland (1918) Finland (1918) Finland (1918)