Sylvain Van de Weyer

Sylvain Van de Weyer
Prime Minister of Belgium
In office
30 July 1845 – 31 March 1846
MonarchLeopold I
Preceded byJean-Baptiste Nothomb
Succeeded byBarthélémy de Theux de Meylandt
Belgian Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
In office
1831–1867
MonarchsLeopold I, Leopold II
William IV, Queen Victoria
Personal details
Born(1802-01-19)19 January 1802
Louvain, France
(now Belgium)
Died23 May 1874(1874-05-23) (aged 72)
London, United Kingdom
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse
Elizabeth Anne Sturgis Bates
(1839⁠–⁠1874)
Alma materState University of Leuven

Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer (19 January 1802 – 23 May 1874) was a Belgian politician who served as the Belgian Minister at the Court of St. James's, effectively the ambassador to the United Kingdom, and briefly, as the prime minister of Belgium, all under King Leopold I.


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