Alexandre Joseph Célestin Gendebien (Mons, 4 May 1789 – Brussels, 6 December 1869) was a lawyer in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and later Belgium, where he also became minister of Justice.
Alexandre Gendebien | |
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Alexandre Gendebien | |
Minister of Justice (Belgium) | |
In office 1831–1831 | |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Antoine Barthélémy |
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He played an important role during the Belgian Revolution, together with his colleague Sylvain Van de Weyer. He was a proponent of Belgian union with France, and adversary of William I of the Netherlands.
References
edit- Helmut Gaus (2007). Alexandre Gendebien en de organisatie van de Belgische revolutie van 1830 [Alexandre Gendebien and the Organisation of the Belgian Revolution of 1830] (in Dutch). Gent: Academia Press. ISBN 978-90-382-1173-2. 80 pages.