Constantijn Theodoor van Lynden van Sandenburg

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Prime Minister of the Netherlands
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
Constituency	Amerongen, Arnhem

Born	24 February 1824(1824-02-24) Utrecht, Netherlands
Died	18 November 1885 Langbroek, Netherlands
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, 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.^[1]

[edit] 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.

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

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^ States and Regents of the World - The Netherlands (retrieved 14 October 2006)

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

v • d • e Prime Ministers of the Netherlands since 1877

Kappeyne van de Coppello • Van Lynden van Sandenburg • Heemskerk Azn. • Mackay • Van Tienhoven • Roëll • Pierson • Kuyper • De Meester • Heemskerk • Cort van der Linden • Ruijs de Beerenbrouck • Colijn • De Geer • Gerbrandy • Schermerhorn • Beel • Drees • De Quay • Marijnen • Cals • Zijlstra • De Jong • Biesheuvel • Den Uyl • Van Agt • Lubbers • Kok • Balkenende

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