Alois von Reding

Alois Josef Fridolin Reding of Biberegg or only Alois Reding ( born March 6, 1765 in Schwyz, † February 5, 1818 ) was a Swiss politician and military.

Life

Alois Reding was born as the son of Schwyzer aristocrats and lieutenant colonel in the Spanish service Theodor Anton Reding (1726-1799) and Magdalena, born Freuler, in Schwyz. Like his brothers Theodore and Reding Reding Nazar he embarked on a military career and served until 1794 in the Canton Schwyz regiments in the service of Spain, most recently as a lieutenant colonel. After his return he became governor of the canton of Schwyz. When the French troops were advancing on April 12, 1798 after the constitution of the Helvetic Republic in Aarau against the recalcitrant central Switzerland, Alois Reding was appointed commander of the army of the cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden.

In the fighting at Schindellegistrasse, Rothenthurm and Morgarten Reding remained on 2/3 May 1798, although victorious, but had to agree to an honorable capitulation in the face of heavy losses. Through his victories Reding was known in the conservative and federalist -minded circles of Switzerland and therefore proclaimed in October 1801 after a coup by the federalists for the first Magistrate of the Helvetic Republic. In April 1802, he was again overthrown by the Unitarians, the supporters of a centralized unitary state, which he opened the Stecklikrieg against the Republic.

After the suppression of the rebellion by France Reding was detained for several months in the fortress Aarburg. After his release in view of the introduction of mediation Constitution Reding was elected in 1803 and 1809 to the Chief Magistrate of the Canton of Schwyz.