Franz Albert Seyn (Russian: Франц Альберт Александрович Зейн, Frants Albert Alexandrovich Zeyn; 27 July 1862 – summer 1918) was a Russian general who was Governor-General of Finland between 24 November 1909 and 16 March 1917.
Franz Albert Seyn | |
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 17th Governor-General of Grand Duchy of Finland | |
| In office 24 November 1909 – 16 March 1917 | |
| Monarch | Nicholas II |
| Minister-Chairman | Georgy Lvov |
| Preceded by | Woldemar von Boeckmann |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Stakhovich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1862 Vitebsk |
| Died | c. 1918 Kronstadt, Russian Empire |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
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 to the Russification of Finland as he followed in the footsteps of his assassinated (1904) predecessor, Governor-General Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov. Finnish autonomy was further limited and in laws passed in 1908 and 1910 the Russian 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 16 March 1917 and brought him to Petrograd where he apparently was killed the next year.
Awards
edit- 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
edit- 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.