Filip, King of Finland

HM The King of Finland
Titles	King of Finland
Reign	18 November 1999 - present
Coronation	20 June 2000
Predecessor	Heikke
Heir	Elena, Crown Princess of Finland
Biographical Information
Born	17 September 1970 (age 54) Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Spouse	Princess Stephanie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (m. 2000)
Issue	Elena, Crown Princess Prince Fredrik Princess Mathilde
Name	Filip Robin
House	Hesse
Father	Grand Duke Moritz of Hesse
Mother	Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Religion	Lutheran

Filip, King of Finland (born Prince Philipp of Hesse on 17 September 1970) is the current reigning King of Finland.

Life

Philipp was born the fourth child and second son of Grand Duke Moritz of Hesse and Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.

In 1988, Philipp's childless uncle, King Heikke of Finland, named Philipp as his successor. Shortly after, Filip moved to Finland and was named Crown Prince.

In 1999, Heikke died and Filip succeeded his uncle as King of Finland.

Marriage and Issue

On 5 May 2000, Filip married Princess Stephanie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Helsinki. Filip and Stephanie have three children, Elena, Frederik, and Mathilde.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Elena, Crown Princess	5 December 2006		Unmarried and without issue
	Prince Fredrik	24 August 2008
	Princess Mathilde	14 June 2014

Residences

• 
  Royal Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
• 
  Konigstedt Manor; Winter Residence (December-February)
• 
  Kultaranta; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

• 1970-1988 Prince Philipp of Hesse
• 1988-1999 Filiip, Crown Prince of Finland
• 1999-present Filip, King of Finland

National Honours

Order of the White Rose (2000)

Order of the Lion of Finland (1988)

Order of the Cross of Liberty (2000)

Foreign Honours

Saxe-Ernestine House Order (2000) (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Grand Duke Moritz of Hesse	Grand Duke Philipp of Hesse Princess Mafalda of Italy	King Fredrik Kaarle of Finland Princess Margaret of Prussia King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Princess Elena of Montenegro	Grand Duke Frederick William of Hesse Princess Anna of Prussia Emperor Frederick III of Germany Victoria, Princess Royal King Umberto I of Italy Princess Margherita of Genoa King Nicholas I of Montenegro Milena Vukotic
Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg	Gustav Albrecht, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Margareta d'Ortrante	Richard I, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Princess Madeleine of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Duke Charles Louis of Ortrante Countess Madeleine Douglas	Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Marie von Gemmingen-Hornberg Prince Alfred of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Countess Pauline of Reichenbach-Lessonitz Duke Gustave of Ortrante Therese von Stedingk Ludvig, Count of Skenninge Countess Anne of Ehrensvard

Lines of Succession

Filip, King of Finland House of Hesse Born: 17 September 1970
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Finnish throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Heikke	Incumbent	Elena, Crown Princess of Finland
Preceded by	Succession to the Hessian throne	Followed by
Princess Paulina of Hesse	4th in the line of succession	Prince Fredrik of Finland