▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁M anner heim ▁inherited ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Baron . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Ham ina ▁Cad et ▁School , ▁a ▁state ▁school ▁educ ating ▁arist ocr ats ▁for ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Army , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁The ▁hand some ▁young ▁Baron ▁tower ed ▁over ▁his ▁class m ates , ▁standing ▁. ▁He ▁was ▁exp elled ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁when ▁he ▁left ▁without ▁permission . ▁Next ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Hels ink i ▁Private ▁Ly ce um , ▁where ▁he ▁passed ▁the ▁university ▁entrance ▁exam in ations ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁Besides ▁his ▁Swedish ▁mother ▁tongue , ▁M anner heim ▁learned ▁to ▁speak ▁Russian , ▁French , ▁German , ▁English ▁and ▁some ▁Finn ish . ▁From ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁M anner heim ▁attended ▁the ▁Nicholas ▁Caval ry ▁School ▁in ▁St . ▁Petersburg . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Che val ier ▁Guard ▁Regiment ▁in ▁St ▁Petersburg . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁he ▁married ▁a ▁wealth y ▁and ▁beautiful ▁noble ▁lady ▁of ▁Russian - Ser bian ▁her itage , ▁An ast asia ▁A rap ova ▁( 1 8 7 2 – 1 9 3 6 ). ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁daughters , ▁An ast as ie ▁( 1 8 9 3 – 1 9 7 8 ) ▁and ▁Soph ie ▁( 1 8 9 5 – 1 9 6