Conrad von Schubert

Philipp Christian Theodor Conrad von Schubert (29 October 1847 – 21 January 1924) was a Prussian lieutenant general, politician, winery owner and member of the German Reichstag.

Early life Schubert was born on 29 October 1847 in Wielki Bór, in the Prussian Grand Duchy of Posen (now Poland). He was the son of Theodor Schubert (1816–1890), Lord of Bogislawitz, Rachelsdorf, Koschine, Kalmow and his wife Amalie (née Lebius). His younger brother Richard von Schubert served as a German army commander during the First World War.

Political career From 1903 to 1918, he was a member of the Prussian House of Representatives and from 1907 to 1912 he was a member of the German Reichstag for the constituency of Trier (Ottweiler, St. Wendel, Meisenheim). In the Reichstag he was an affiliated with the National Liberals.

Personal life

On 22 August 1881, Schubert married Ida Louise Henriette von Stumm (5 April 1861 – 22 February 1916), the eldest daughter of the industrialist and politician Carl Ferdinand von Stumm, who brought the Maximin Grünhaus winery in Mertesdorf, Mosel, which was later named after him, into the marriage. Together, they were the parents of seven children, including: Andreas von Schubert, who became a Commander of the Order of St. John. Helene von Schubert (1890–1970), who married Count Bolko von Roedern (1882–1922). After his death, she married Vicco von Bülow-Schwante, head of the German section of the Foreign Office. Irmgard von Schubert (1892–1972), who married Silesian landowner Count Max-Erdmann Roedern (1884–1946). Ida von Schubert (1895–1971), who married Potsdam police chief Wilhelm von Wedel and moved to Canada. Conrad von Schubert (1901–1973), who also became a diplomat; he married Claudia Naumann.

Schubert died on 21 January 1924 in Berlin.