Vincent Seymour

Vincent Seymour, a character in The Unexpected Heiress series, is the Marquess Huntsbury and part of the Somersets' aristocratic social circle. He is first seen in Chapter 4.

Appearance
Vincent has blue eyes, short brown hair, and tan skin. He has a light beard. He wears a maroon-brown three-piece suit, white dress shirt, and black tie. He also has a red silk pocketsquare.

Personality
Vincent is friendly and fun-loving. The dowager dislikes him due to his gambling habit and his lack of respect for proper protocol. However, she also says that most people find him charming, and that he deserves respect regardless due to his station as a marquess. He seems to have little interest in politics, trying to get John and Nesbitt to focus on croquet instead of arguing about imperialism, which he says isn't "proper garden party talk."

According to the family's servants, although Vincent can be irresponsible, he and his wife always put their children first and never let themselves be marred by scandal.

Background
In his youth, Vincent attended Fulton and Oxbridge. He had no problem winning people with his charm and looks, and many ladies were head over heels for him in his school days. During this time, he became friends with Liam Worthington, who saw Vincent as a younger brother. For a short time, he served as a lieutenant in the British Army.

The Unexpected Heiress

 * Chapter 4: Roses & Thorns
 * Chapter 5: Without a Trace (Mentioned; Determinant)
 * Chapter 7: Belle of the Ball
 * Chapter 8: The Chase (Mentioned; Determinant)
 * Chapter 9: The Cause (Mentioned; Determinant)
 * Chapter 10: Power Play
 * Chapter 11: Upper Echelon
 * Chapter 12: The Hunter and the Prey
 * Chapter 13: Raising the Stakes
 * Chapter 14: Buried Truths
 * Chapter 15: Reckoning
 * Chapter 16: The Bride (Mentioned; Physical Appearance Determinant)

Rebecca Seymour
Rebecca is his wife. During the garden party, he mentions that he gambled away a gift from her father to her dismay, but dismisses her feelings and tells her that he can just buy a new one to replace it. Effie is not sure if he is aware of how he acts towards his wife; she cannot tell if he's oblivious or cruel.

In Chapter 7, she mentions that they were introduced to each other by their families. He says that Rebecca was so quiet when they initially met, and he was pleased with the match they made. In Chapter 11, during the premium game of Impostor, if you guess him incorrectly as the one who flattered and wrote prose for his wife, he tells you that actually Rebeccas is the one who pursued him but he thinks they're equal partners now.

Your Character
You meet Marquess Huntsbury at the garden party. You earn his approval by acting American.

In Chapter 11, when the dinner conversation turns to subject of Imperialism and Dalhousie's doctrine of lapse, Vincent sides with John and you, stating that it is ridiculous for outside forces to dictate and settle matters that do not pertain to them. When the topic cools and changes, Vincent suggests that you and Francis hold your wedding at the local cathedral near their estate. He and his wife volunteer to host you and the families at their estate in the days leading up to the ceremony. However, because the cathedral is only open until the end of next month, it pushes your wedding date up by several weeks.

Amelia Hayes
In the past, when Vincent tried to speak over his wife, Amelia stood up for Rebecca.

Earl Tully
At the Whittenby birthday gala, Earl Tully mentions that Marquess Huntsbury found his stuffed pheasant collection fascinating and helped him arrange his tableaux.

Liam Worthington
If you decide to play a game of Imposter at Ambassador Worthington's party, Nicolette tells you of a time that Vincent had found himself stranded at a gentlemen's club in a horrible downpour and had forgotten to bring cab fare. Liam put him up in the royal suite at the Ritz until it was safe for him to return home.

In Chapter 12, Vincent and Liam are in the same team during Gemma's grouse hunt. In Chapter 15, Vincent admits that he had Liam continue to pay Margaret money while he was in India; Vincent also paid Liam as an added incentive.

Margaret Whitcomb
Margaret is a British citizen living in Lucknow, India. Vincent had intimate relations with her and she bore him two sons. He sent her money to stay in India and not bring scandal back to England. His son(s) had gifted him a watch with an inscription in Devanagari (a Hindi script) that said, "To Father."

Bernard Seymour
When you snoop around Vincent and Rebecca's room at Barrington House, you discover that Vincent uses Bernard's name as the passcode to his luggage. You find it odd that it would be Bernard as he is the second oldest child and not the first born.

Trivia

 * He shares his first name with Vince from the America's Most Eligible series, Vincent Foredale from the Desire & Decorum series, and Vincent Wescott from It Lives Beneath.
 * His and his wife's last name is revealed in Chapter 11.
 * His crime is bribery.
 * While he is believed to have killed Amelia to prevent her from revealing his affair, the bonus scene reveals that it was Rebecca, not him, who bought her the poisoned perfume. It is also revealed she knew about the affair all along, and that she was just pretending to be shocked to make him take the fall for her crimes.