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At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia, commencing the secession of the Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden.
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Diet of Porvoo
1809 legislative assembly which established the Grand Duchy of Finland
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Riksdag of the Estates
Assembly of the feudal estates of Sweden from the 15th–19th centuries
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Alexander I of Russia
Emperor of Russia from 1801 to 1825
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Grand Duchy of Finland
Predecessor state of Finland (1809–1917)
The Grand Duchy of Finland was the predecessor state of modern Finland. It existed from 1809 to 1917 as an autonomous state within the Russian Empire.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lands of Sweden
Historical division of the provinces of Sweden into three groups
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March 29
Day of the year
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