Sir Francis Seymour, 1st Baronet

General Sir Francis Seymour, 1st Baronet, GCB (1813–1890) was a British Army officer and courtier.[1] At the request of Leopold I of Belgium,[citation needed] Seymour accompanied Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on the latter's visit to Italy[1] in the winter of 1838–1839.[1] In 1854, he served with the Guards in the Crimean War and was present at the battles of Alma, Balaclava, and Inkerman.[1] Promoted to major in 1858, lieutenant-colonel in 1863, and major-general in 1864, Seymour was made a baronet in 1869 and went on to command the troops in Malta from 1872 to 1874.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant-general in 1873, colonel of the 11th (North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot in 1874, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1875, and general in 1877.
"Albert's Seymour", as caricatured by Carlo Pellegrini in Vanity Fair , 1877
Carlo PellegriniVanity FairBritish ArmyLisburnCounty Downensign19th Regiment of FootLeopold I of BelgiumPrince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and GothaQueen VictoriaGroom-in-WaitingcaptainScots Fusilier GuardsCrimean WarBalaclavaInkermanSiege of SevastopolbrevettedcolonelCompanion of the Order of the BathLégion d'honneurMedjidielieutenant-colonelmajor-generalbaronetlieutenant-general11th (North Devonshire) Regiment of FootMaster of the CeremoniesSaxe-Ernestine House OrderrectorHorsingtonSomersetPage of HonourKensington PalaceLondonOxford Dictionary of National BiographyGroom in WaitingPrince AlbertSir Henry BentinckGroom in Waiting in OrdinaryCharles LindsaySir Edward CustSir Christopher TeesdaleBaronetage of the United Kingdom