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

17th Governor-General of Grand Duchy of Finland
In office
24 November 1909 – 16 March 1917
MonarchNicholas II
Minister-ChairmanGeorgy Lvov
Preceded byWoldemar von Boeckmann
Succeeded byMikhail Stakhovich
Personal details
Born27 July 1862
Vitebsk
Diedc. 1918
Kronstadt, Russian Empire
Military service
AllegianceRussian Empire
RankLieutenant-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

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Sources

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  • 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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Political offices
Preceded by Governor-General of Finland
1909-1917
Succeeded by