Franz Albert Seyn

Franz Albert Seyn
Franz Albert Seyn
Born	27 July 1862; Vitebsk
Died	1918; Kronstadt, Russian Empire
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Rank	Lieutenant-General

Franz Albert Seyn (Russian: Франц Альберт Александрович Зейн, Frants Albert Alexandrovich Zeyn; July 27, 1862 – summer of 1918) was a Russian general who was Governor-General of Finland between November 24, 1909 and March 16, 1917.

Before he became Governor-General Seyn had been a staff officer in the military district of Finland and an aide to the Governor-General. Seyn contributed in the Russification of Finland as he followed in the foot-steps of his assassinated (1904) predecessor, Governor-General Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov. Finnish autonomy was further limited and in laws passed in 1908 and 1910 the Duma, instead of the Finnish Diet, was given rights to make laws concerning the Grand Duchy of Finland.

After the February Revolution the Russian Provisional Government arrested Seyn on March 16, 1917 and brought him to Petrograd where he apparently was killed the next year.

Awards

Order of Saint Anna, 1st class
Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class
Order of the White Eagle
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class
Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class
Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class

Sources

Pertti Luntinen: F. A. Seyn 1862 - 1918 - A Political Biography of a tsarist Imperialist as Administrator of Finland, Helsinky, 1985, ISBN 951-9254-72-2, in English.

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External links

Short biography with 1910 photo

Political offices
Preceded by Vladimir Aleksandrovich Boeckmann	Governor-General of Finland 1909-1917	Succeeded by Mihail Aleksandrovich Stahovich

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