Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg

Constantijn Theodoor, Count van Lynden van Sandenburg, (24 February 1826 – 18 November 1885) was a Dutch politician. Van Lynden van Sandenburg served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) of the Netherlands between 1879 and 1883.[1]

Theo, Count van Lynden van Sandenburg
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office
20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883
MonarchWilliam III
Preceded byJan Kappeyne van de Coppello
Succeeded byJan Heemskerk
Personal details
Born
Constantijn Theodoor van Lynden van Sandenburg

(1826-02-24)24 February 1826
Utrecht, Netherlands
Died18 November 1885(1885-11-18) (aged 59)
Langbroek, Netherlands
Political partyConservative Protestant
Spouse(s)Elisabeth van Persijn († 1866)
Wilhelmina van Boetzelaer
ChildrenAlex van Lynden van Sandenburg
OccupationLawyer
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History

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Lynden van Sandenburg was born in Utrecht in 1826. He trained as a lawyer before entering politics. An orthodox conservative Protestant, Lynden van Sandenburg sided with the anti-revolutionaries. In 1866 he served in the Dutch House of Representatives. He went on to take the position of Minister of Justice between 1874 and 1877 in the Heemskerk/Van Lynden van Sandenburg cabinet.

Lynden van Sandenburg took office as leading minister on 20 August 1879 with his own cabinet. This cabinet was known for its liberal conservatism.

As a member of the ancient Dutch noble Lynden family, Lynden van Sandenburg was born a "baron", but elevated to "count" in 1882, with the right of succession to this title for all his legitimate, male-line descendants.[2] He died in Langbroek in 1885.

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  1. ^ "States and Regents of the World - The Netherlands (retrieved 14 October 2006)". Archived from the original on 24 January 2004. Retrieved 2004-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Koninklijk Besluit 24 Aug. 1882, no. 26. 'Van Lynden', Nederlands Adelsboek 87 (1998), 547-649, there 549, 567.

Literature

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  • 'Van Lynden', Nederlands Adelsboek 87 (1998), 547–649, there 567.
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House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Preceded by Member for Arnhem
1866–1868
With: Levinus Keuchenius
Succeeded by
New seat Member for Tiel
1869–1871
With: Johannes Hasselman
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for Tiel
1871–1874
With: Donald Mackay
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice
1874–1877
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Council of Ministers
1879–1883
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
1879–1881
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Finance
1881–1883
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