▁of ▁Sweden . ▁After ▁Sweden ▁lost ▁Finland ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁M anner heim ' s ▁great - grand father , ▁Count ▁Carl ▁Erik ▁M anner heim ▁( 1 7 5 9 – 1 8 3 7 ), ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁newly - aut onom ous ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Finland , ▁an ▁office ▁that ▁preced ed ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁contemporary ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁His ▁grand father , ▁Count ▁Carl ▁Gust af ▁M anner heim ▁( 1 7 9 7 – 1 8 5 4 ), ▁was ▁an ▁ent om ologist ▁and ▁jur ist . ▁His ▁father , ▁Carl ▁Robert , ▁Count ▁M anner heim ▁( 1 8 3 5 – 1 9 1 4 ), ▁was ▁both ▁a ▁play w right ▁and ▁industrial ist , ▁with ▁mod est ▁success ▁in ▁both ▁endeav ors . ▁M anner heim ' s ▁mother , ▁Hed v ig ▁Charlot ta ▁Hel ena ▁von ▁Jul in ▁( 1 8 4 2 – 1 8 8 1 ), ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁wealth y ▁industrial ist . ▁After ▁M anner heim ' s ▁father ▁left ▁the ▁family ▁for ▁his ▁mist ress ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁her ▁seven ▁children ▁went ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁a unt ▁Louise , ▁but ▁she ▁died ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁M anner heim ' s ▁mat ernal ▁uncle , ▁Albert ▁von ▁Jul in , ▁then ▁became ▁his ▁legal ▁guard ian . ▁The ▁third ▁child