Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Franz Albert Seyn (1862 - 1918) was a Russian soldier 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 the former 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 Finland. After the revolution the Provisional Government arrested Seyn on March 16 1917 and brought him to Saint Petersburg where he apparently was killed the next year. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.