Constantijn Theodoor van Lynden van Sandenburg

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Constantijn Theodoor van Lynden van Sandenburg
Constantijn Theodoor van Lynden van Sandenburg

In office
20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883
Preceded by Joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello
Succeeded by Jan Heemskerk Abrahamzoon

Born Utrecht 1826
The Hague, Netherlands
Died 18 November 1885
Langbroek, Netherlands
Constituency Amerongen, Arnhem
Political party Conservative Protestant
Spouse (1) Elisabeth Machtelina van Persijn (†1866)
(2) Wilhelmina Elizabeth Charlotte barones van Boetzelaer
Religion Dutch Reformed
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Constantijn Theodoor baron van Lynden van Sandenburg, lord of (heer van) Sandenburg (24 February 182618 November 1885) was a Dutch politician. Lynden van Sandenburg served as Prime Minister (leading minister) of the Netherlands between 1879 and 1883.[1]

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Lynden van Sandenburg was born in Utrecht in 1826. He trained as a laywer 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.

A baron throughout his life, Lynden van Sandenburg was styled Graaf in 1883. He died in Langbroek in 1885.

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Preceded by
Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1879 - 1883
Succeeded by
Jan Heemskerk


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