Jan Karel van Goltstein

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Jan Karel Baron van Goltstein (born May 30, 1794 in Arnhem , † February 17, 1872 in The Hague ) was a Dutch lawyer and non-party politician. From March 5, 1858 to February 23, 1860 he was Foreign Minister in the Rochussen cabinet .

Van Goltstein came from a wealthy Jülich noble family . In 1794 the family fled to East Friesland , later returned and settled in Utrecht, where van Goltstein grew up. His father Evert Jan Benjamin van Goltstein was mayor of Wageningen , his mother's name was Frederica van der Capellen . He had seven brothers and sisters. One of his brothers was Hendrik Rudolph Willem van Goltstein van Oldenaller , and he was the uncle of Willem van Goltstein van Oldenaller , both of whom were also politicians.

Van Goltstein studied law at the University of Utrecht . In 1811 he settled there as a lawyer.

On September 28, 1828 he married the baroness Adolphine Wernerdine van Pallandt . The marriage remained childless.

From 1849 to 1850 and from 1856 to 1858 he was chairman of the Second Chamber , a member of which he remained until his death. From 1858 to 1860 he was Foreign Minister.

His predecessor as Foreign Minister was Daniël Théodore Gevers van Endegeest ; his successor Floris Adriaan van Hall .

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SURNAME Goltstein, Jan Karel van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Goltstein, Jan Karel Baron van (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch lawyer and independent politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1794
PLACE OF BIRTH Arnhem
DATE OF DEATH February 17, 1872
Place of death The hague