# President von Sanden — The Breaking of the Storm character guide

> President von Sanden in The Breaking of the Storm by Friedrich Spielhagen.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

A local president or official.

## Relationships

### [Reinhold Schmidt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_breaking_of_the_storm_se/characters/reinhold_schmidt)

_professional_

President von Sanden is a high-ranking official who interacts with Reinhold in a formal, professional capacity.

### [Reinhold Schmidt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_breaking_of_the_storm_se/characters/reinhold_schmidt)

_professional_

President von Sanden is a high-ranking official who interacts with Reinhold in a formal, professional capacity.

### [Reinhold Schmidt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_breaking_of_the_storm_se/characters/reinhold_schmidt)

_professional_

President von Sanden is a high-ranking official who interacts with Reinhold in a formal, professional capacity.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_breaking_of_the_storm_se/chapters/v)

Engages in political discussion with the General and farmer, and welcomes Count Golm's arrival.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_breaking_of_the_storm_se/chapters/vii)

Rides in the first carriage; discusses the Count's genealogy and the burdens of nobility.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_breaking_of_the_storm_se/chapters/xi)

Privately meets Reinhold, expresses interest in him, and entrusts him with a memorial on harbor reforms.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_breaking_of_the_storm_se/chapters/x)

Mentioned as having made a proposal to Reinhold for a command as superintendent of pilots.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_breaking_of_the_storm_se/chapters/xiii)

Shares a carriage with Reinhold; delivers a lengthy diatribe against societal show, financial speculation, and cultural decline; references Reinhold's storm prophecy.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_breaking_of_the_storm_se/chapters/xv)

Meets Reinhold, praises his deeds and discusses the storm's aftermath.

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