Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
German prince (1868-1940) · Germany · On the map · Died at 72
He was elected King of Finland in October 1918 and gave it up two months later - a crown worn entirely on paper, surrendered before he ever set foot in the country.
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Frederick Charles Louis Constantine, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse, was born 1 May 1868 into German nobility and married into the inner circle of the Kaiser, becoming Wilhelm II's brother-in-law. In the closing chaos of World War I, on 9 October 1918, the Finnish parliament elected him King of Finland - a bid to anchor the newly independent nation to Germany. The war ended badly for Berlin, and the throne became a liability. On 14 December 1918, Frederick renounced it, never having reigned or ruled. He lived another two decades, dying 28 May 1940, a footnote monarch who held a kingdom for sixty-six days without ever arriving.