Christen Andreas Fonnesbech

Danish lawyer, landowner and politician (1817–1880)

Christen Andreas Fonnesbech


Council President of Denmark
In office 14 July 1874 – 11 June 1875
Monarch	Christian IX
Preceded by	Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg
Succeeded by	Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup

Personal details
Born	(1817-07-07)7 July 1817 Copenhagen
Died	17 May 1880(1880-05-17) (aged 62) Copenhagen
Political party	Højre
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (7 July 1817 – 17 May 1880) was a Danish lawyer, landowner and politician. He was Council President of Denmark from 1874 to 1875.

Early life and education

Fonnesbech was born in Copenhagen, where his father was a dressmaker. He matriculated from Borgerdyd School in 1835 and earned a cand.jur. degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1840.

Career

He began his tenure and became town clerk (byfoged) in Hillerød. In 1843 he bought the estate Vesterbygaard at Kalundborg at Holbæk. In 1845, he also bought Saltoft at Slagelse.

Politics

In 1863 he acted as president of the County Council in Odense. Fonnesbech was also a member of the Folketing from 1858 to 1875.

Awards

He became a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1860, Commander of the 1st Degree in 1866, received the Grand Cross in 1870, was awarded the Cross of Honour (Dannebrogsmand) in 1871, and received the Medal of Merit in Gold in 1874. In 1863, he became Knight of the Order of the Polar Star.

References

^ "Fonnesbech, Christian Andreas, 1817-80". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
"C. A. Fonnesbech". Fansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
"Vesterbygaard". danskeherregaarde.dk. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
Claus Bjørn. "C.A. Fonnesbech". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

Political offices
Preceded byChristian Nathan David	Finance Minister of Denmark 6 November 1865 – 28 May 1870	Succeeded byCarl Emil Fenger
Preceded byPeter Christian Kierkegaard	Kultus Minister of Denmark 6 March 1868 – 15 March 1868	Succeeded byAleth Hansen
Preceded byWolfgang von Haffner	Interior Minister of Denmark 28 May 1870 – 14 July 1874	Succeeded byFrederik Christian Heinrich Emil Tobiesen
Preceded byLudvig Holstein-Holsteinborg	Council President of Denmark 14 July 1874 – 11 June 1875	Succeeded byJacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup
Preceded byAndreas Frederik Krieger	Finance Minister of Denmark 14 July 1874 – 11 June 1875	Succeeded byJacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup

v t e Prime ministers of Denmark
Moltke Bluhme Ørsted Bang Andræ Hall Rotwitt Hall Monrad Bluhme Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs Holstein-Holsteinborg Fonnesbech Estrup Reedtz-Thott Hørring Sehested Deuntzer Christensen Neergaard Holstein-Ledreborg Zahle Berntsen Zahle Liebe Friis Neergaard Stauning Madsen-Mygdal Stauning Buhl Scavenius Buhl Kristensen Hedtoft Eriksen Hedtoft Hansen Kampmann Krag Baunsgaard Krag Jørgensen Hartling Jørgensen Schlüter Nyrup Rasmussen Fogh Rasmussen Løkke Rasmussen Thorning-Schmidt Løkke Rasmussen Frederiksen

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