Johan Ehrnrooth

Johan Casimir Ehrnrooth
Lieutenant-General Ehrnrooth during his time in Bulgaria.
5th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
In office 9 May 1881 – 13 July 1881
Monarch	Alexander
Preceded by	Petko Karavelov
Succeeded by	Vacant (Alexander's Authoritarian Regime)
War Minister of Bulgaria
In office 17 April 1880 – 13 July 1881
Preceded by	Alexander Timler
Succeeded by	Vladimir Krylov
Minister of Interior
In office 9 May 1881 – 13 July 1881
Premier	Himself
Preceded by	Petko Slaveykov
Succeeded by	Arnold Remlingen (under Alexander's Authoritarian Regime)
Personal details
Born	26 November [O.S. 14] 1833 Seesta Mansion, Nastola, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	5 February [O.S. 23 January] 1913 (aged 79) Helsingfors (now Helsinki, Finland), Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Military service
Allegiance	Russian Empire Principality of Bulgaria
Branch/service	Imperial Russian Army Bulgarian Land Forces
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands	Vitebsk Infantry Regiment 11th Infantry Division Ministry of War of Bulgaria
Battles/wars	Caucasian War January Uprising Russo-Turkish War

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 Seesta Mansion 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.

External links

• Biography of Ehrnrooth

Further reading

• Magnus Ehrnrooth (1965), Casimir Ehrnrooth : trogen tvenne tsarer och en furste Alexander / Magnus Ehrnrooth, Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland (in Swedish), Helsinki: Society of Swedish Literature in Finland, ISSN 0039-6842, Wikidata Q113528446