Francis Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford

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Francis Charles Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford KG GCH PC (March 11, 1777March 1, 1842) was the son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford.

On May 18, 1798, he married Maria Emilia Fagniani. They had three children:

Lord Hertford was the prototype for the characters of the Marquess of Monmouth in Benjamin Disraeli's 1844 novel, Coningsby and the Marquess of Steyne in William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel, Vanity Fair.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Robert Seymour-Conway
and Viscount Castlereagh
Member for Orford
with Robert Seymour-Conway

1797–1802
Succeeded by
Robert Seymour-Conway
and James Trail
Preceded by
George Hatton
Member for Lisburn
1802–1812
Succeeded by
Lord Henry Moore
Preceded by
Edmond MacNaghten
and John O'Neill
Member for Antrim
with John O'Neill

1812–1818
Succeeded by
John O'Neill
and Hugh Seymour
Preceded by
John Stewart
and Lewis Allsopp
Member for Camelford
with Mark Milbank

1820–1822
Succeeded by
Sheldon Cradock
and Mark Milbank
Political offices
Preceded by
John Thynne
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1812
Succeeded by
Viscount Jocelyn
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Francis Seymour-Conway
Marquess of Hertford
1822–1842
Succeeded by
Richard Seymour-Conway
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