Constantijn Theodoor van Lynden van Sandenburg

Infobox Prime Minister
name = Constantijn Theodoor van Lynden van Sandenburg


order =Prime Minister of the Netherlands
term_start = 20 August 1879
term_end = 23 April 1883
deputy =
predecessor = Joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello
successor = Jan Heemskerk Abrahamzoon
birth_date = birth date|1826|2|24|df=y
birth_place = Utrecht, Netherlands
death_date = death date and age|1885|11|18|1826|2|24|df=y
death_place = Langbroek, Netherlands
spouse = (1) Elisabeth Machtelina van Persijn (†1866)
(2) Wilhelmina Elizabeth Charlotte barones van Boetzelaer
religion = Dutch Reformed
constituency = Amerongen, Arnhem
party = Conservative Protestant
languagesspoken = Dutch

Constantijn Theodoor, Count van Lynden van Sandenburg, lord of "(heer van)" Sandenburg (24 February 1826 – 18 November 1885) was a Dutch politician. Lynden van Sandenburg served as Prime Minister (leading minister) of the Netherlands between 1879 and 1883. [http://www.geocities.com/capitolHill/rotunda/2209/Netherlands.html States and Regents of the World - The Netherlands (retrieved 14 October 2006)] ]

History

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 Tweede Kamer, or second chamber of the Dutch parliament. Later, 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.

Member of an ancient Dutch noble family, Lynden van Sandenburg was a baron throughout his life, but styled Graaf in 1882, with the right of succession to this title for al his descendents. [Koninklijk Besluit 24 Aug. 1882, no. 26. 'Van Lynden', "Nederlands Adelsboek" 87 (1998), 547-649, there 549, 567.] He died in Langbroek in 1885.

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Literature

* 'Van Lynden', "Nederlands Adelsboek" 87 (1998), 547-649, there 567.

External links

*Citation
title = Parlement & Politiek, entry 'Mr. C.Th. graaf van Lynden van Sandenburg'
url = http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/00857
accessdate = 2008-08-14