Rudolf von Reuthen

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Count Rudolf von Reuthen (1851-1928) was a Braslander politician.

Although he was born in a family linked to the Conservative Party, he was a convinced liberal who believed the Crown and the Catholic Church should have limited power in Braslander society. He entered politics at the age of nineteen, becoming a prominent leader inside the Liberal Party. He served as a Member of Parliament until its dissolution in 1891.

In 1879 he married Countess Agathe von Weisseck. They had four children: Franz (born 1880), Aglaë (born 1881), Vincenz (born 1883) and Ladislaya (born and died 1887). Agathe died in 1889.

Rudolf remarried in 1893 to Wilhelmine von Magnat. They had six children: Ludwig (born 1895), Engelbert (born 1896), Elisabeth (born 1897), Hubertus (1899-1923), Carl (born 1901) and Larissa (born 1904).

After Parliament was dissolved Rudolf became a practising lawyer, leaving the administration of his estate in the hands of his brother-in-law. However, after some problems with him, he fired him and took charge of his lands himself, dying at Schloss Bissen in 1928.