Christen Andreas Fonnesbech

{{Short description|Danish lawyer, landowner and politician (1817–1880)}}

{{Infobox Prime Minister

| name=Christen Andreas Fonnesbech

| image=Fonnesbech.jpg

| order=Council President of Denmark

| term_start =14 July 1874

| term_end =11 June 1875

| monarch =Christian IX

| predecessor =Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg

| successor =Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup

| birth_date ={{Birth date|1817|7|7|df=y}}

| birth_place =Copenhagen

| death_date ={{Death date and age|1880|5|17|1817|7|7|df=y}}

| death_place =Copenhagen

| 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.{{cite web|url= https://runeberg.org/dbl/5/0237.html|title= Fonnesbech, Christian Andreas, 1817-80|website = Dansk biografisk Lexikon|access-date=November 1, 2019}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/C._A._Fonnesbech|title=C. A. Fonnesbech|language=Danish|website=Fansk Biografisk Leksikon|access-date=16 June 2022}}

Career

He began his tenure and became town clerk (byfoged) in Hillerød.

In 1843 he bought the estate Vesterbygaard at Kalundborg at Holbæk.{{cite web|url= http://www.danskeherregaarde.dk/nutid/vesterbygaard|title= Vesterbygaard|website=danskeherregaarde.dk |access-date=November 1, 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url= http://denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_historie/Danmark_1849-1945/Christen_Andreas_Fonnesbech |title= C.A. Fonnesbech |website= Den Store Danske, Gyldendal |author= Claus Bjørn |access-date=November 1, 2019}}

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.