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| honorific_prefix  = {{wpl|Illustrious Highness|His Illustrious Highness}}
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| name              = The Marquess of Kesteven
| name              = Francis van Greyffenswerth
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| native_name_lang  = Dutch and English
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| image        = Flynt de Smit, 1st Marquess of Kesteven.jpg
| image        = Flynt de Smit, 1st Marquess of Kesteven.jpg
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| caption      = Portrait of Field Marshal de Smit
| caption      = Portrait of Field Marshal Greyffenswerth
| birth_date    = 17 May 1943 (73 yrs.)
| birth_date    = 17 May 1943 (73 yrs.)
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| birth_place  = Kesteven, Province of South Aldenburg, [[Lieseltania|Kingdom of Lieseltania]]
| birth_place  = Aerdenhout, [[Novigard (Province)|Province of Novigard ]], [[Lieseltania]]
| death_place  =  
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| nickname      = ''Lion of the Amazon''
| nickname      = ''Lion of the Voshagne''
| birth_name    = Flynt Wyatt de Smit
| birth_name    = Francis Karel Gerard van Greyffenswerth
| allegiance    = [[Katherine II|Katherine II, Empress of Atmora]]
| allegiance    = [[Katherine II]]
| branch        = [[File:Flag of the United Atmoran Army.png|24px]] [[Atmoran Army]]
| branch        = {{flagicon|Atmora|army}} [[Atmoran Army]]
| serviceyears  = 5 June 2009 7 January 2077
| serviceyears  = 5 June 1943 present
| rank          = {{wpl|Field Marshal}}
| rank          = {{wpl|Field Marshal}}
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Revision as of 05:26, 22 January 2023

Francis van Greyffenswerth
Flynt de Smit, 1st Marquess of Kesteven.jpg
Portrait of Field Marshal Greyffenswerth
Birth nameFrancis Karel Gerard van Greyffenswerth
Nickname(s)Lion of the Voshagne
Born17 May 1943 (73 yrs.)
Aerdenhout, Province of Novigard , Lieseltania
AllegianceKatherine II
Service/branchAtmora Atmoran Army
Years of service5 June 1943 – present
RankField Marshal
Commands heldChief of the Imperial General Staff
Commander-in-chief, Oostenleger
Commander Atmoran Forces in Andaman and Nicobar
TBA
TBA
Battles/warsAttack on Dhaka
Rainforest Rebellion of 2017
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of Alexandra
Knight Commander of the Order of the Atmoran Empire
Knight Commander of the Royal Katherinian Order
Katherinian Cross

Field Marshal Flynt de Smit, 1st Marquess of Kesteven, KCA KCAE KCKO CMM KC OM (born 17 May 1991) was a senior Atmoran Army officer. He served as commanding officer of a company in the 3rd Battalion, Princess Winter's Light Infantry in which role he was deployed to New Vlieland in 2017 in the first Rainforest Insurrection and briefly in the Kingdom of Serbia in 2018. After service in Serbia, he took command of Princess Elizabeth's Rifle and led his regiment against the Islamic State of Rajshahi in Bangladesh on 2019. In 2023 he assumed the role as the Commander Unified Atmoran Forces Andaman and Nicobar in which he oversaw the military operations of the Colony. In 2025 he assumed command of the Royal Acadian Corps and helped the FDC in major wars. In September 2054, he became head of the Atmoran Army as Chief of the Imperial General Staff succeeding Field Marshal Lady Dunford.

Early life

Military career

Personal life

In 2018 after returning from combat in the Rainforest Rebellion of 2017 Schmitz married Lucy Schmitz, née Montgomery and they have 3 children one boy named Jake and; two girls named Kaelynn and Maddison. His daughter Maddison currently serves in the Atmoran Army as a Captain. His interests include board games, theatre and history. He was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Saint John's.

Honours and awards