Abraham van Karnebeek

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Abraham van Karnebeek

Abraham Pieter Cornelis van Karnebeek (born September 14, 1836 in Amsterdam , † October 9, 1925 in The Hague ) was a Dutch diplomat and politician .

Family and education

Van Karnebeek was the third child of Herman Adriaan van Karnebeek (born April 2, 1797 in Amsterdam, not to be confused with his grandson of the same name), who was raised to the nobility on December 6, 1847 and was an inspector in the pilotage , and his wife Pieternella Rochussen born. The family lived in Brussels until 1839, in Amsterdam until 1845 and then moved to The Hague, where van Karnebeek had his main residence throughout his life. He was the third born and had two sisters and a brother, Herman Pieter van Karnebeek (born September 26, 1828 - October 10, 1879), who was a member of the Dutch Court of Auditors , a stepsister and two stepbrothers from his mother's first marriage.

After attending grammar school in The Hague from 1849 to 1855, van Karnebeek completed a degree in Roman and contemporary law from 1855 at the Utrecht University , which he completed in 1861 with his dissertation.

On July 3, 1873, he married his niece Maria Patronella Rochussen , with whom he had two sons and three daughters. His firstborn son, Herman Adriaan van Karnebeek , who later became a diplomat and foreign minister, was named after his grandfather. One of his daughters was married to Jan Jacob Rochussen .

The family had a summer house in Soestdijk . In his last years he lived in a mansion at Alexanderstraat 25 in The Hague, where the Polish Embassy is now. Prince Hendrik attended his funeral.

Career

Van Karnebeek's uncle, the politician Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt , paved his way into the diplomatic service . From June 1861 to July 1864 he was attaché in the Dutch Foreign Ministry , from 1864 to 1866 legation secretary of the Dutch legation in Washington, DC and 1866 to 1868 of the legation in Paris . In 1868 he was promoted to legation councilor and worked at the Berlin embassy until 1870 , from where he was sent to London several times .

From January 1870 to April 1871 he was head of the minister’s cabinet, from April 1871 to February 1876 Minister-Resident in Stockholm and accredited to the Danish royal court, from February 1876 to September 1879 royal commissioner in the province of Zeeland , from July 1884 to November 1885 foreign minister in the Heemskerk cabinet and from April 1888 to September 1913 member of the Tweede Kamer (Second Chamber).

He was one of the few to vote against the Dutch Compulsory Education Act ( Leerplichtwet ), which corresponds to the German Compulsory Education Act and came into force in 1901.

At the first Hague Peace Conference in 1899 he was head of the Dutch delegation and vice-president of the conference.

He was a member of the conservative-liberal League of Free Liberals ("Bond van Vrije-Liberals"), which he had joined in 1894, but allowed himself to be run as an independent candidate from 1906.

Orders and awards

In 1872 he was awarded the Order of the Oak Crown (Orde van de Eikenkroon) and in 1874 with the Order of the Dutch Lion (Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw). In 1913 he was appointed commander in the Order of the Dutch Lions.

In 1909 he was given the honorary title of Minister of State .

Van Karnebeek played an important role in the construction of the Peace Palace (Vredespaleis) in Scheveningen and was honored with a fountain named after him, the van Karnebeek bron , built in 1913 . The van Karnebeekstraat in Amsterdam is named after him and his son Herman Adriaan.

Remarks

  1. ↑ The title of his dissertation was: Eenige opmerkingen over deelbaarheid der verbintenissen in ons internationaal regt ("Notes on the divisibility of liabilities in international law").
  2. ↑ In the Netherlands, the chairman of the cabinet in the provinces ( Gedeputeerde Staten ) has the title "Royal Commissioner" ( Commissaris van de Koningin ). His rank corresponds roughly to that of a governor .

literature

  • Biographical woordenboek van Nederland (Rijks geschiedkundige publicatiën), Nijhoff 1979, ISBN 90-247-2278-0 (Dutch)

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personal data
SURNAME Karnebeek, Abraham van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Karnebeek, Abraham Pieter Cornelis van (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch diplomat and politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH October 9, 1925
Place of death The hague