Casimir Ehrnrooth. The General Who Made History

Casimir Ehrnrooth is one of the most distinguished representatives of the Ehrnrooth family. He carved out a brilliant military career at the time when Finland was a part of the Russian Empire. Casimir Ehrnrooth was a commander it the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 leading to the liberation of Bulgaria from five centuries of Ottoman rule. After the war he was first appointed Bulgarian Minister of Defence and eventually in April 1881 he became the first foreigner in the history of Bulgaria nominated as the Prime Minister.