Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf

Karl Heinrich Magnus Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf (20 May 1837 – 11 July 1915) was a German landowner and politician for German Conservative Party.

Early life Wedell-Piesdorf was born on 20 May 1837 in Frankfurt-an-Oder into the noble von Wedel family. He was a son of Busso von Wedell (1804–1874), a Prussian tax official and district president, and Baroness Pauline von der Recke (1805–1859). Among his siblings was brother Karl von Wedel-Piesdorf, a prominent lawyer. From 1884 to 1890, he was a Free Conservative member of the Reichstag, representing the Erfurt constituency. Immediately after his election to the Reichstag, he was also elected its president. In 1885, he became a member of the Prussian House of Lords, before becoming its president in 1912 (until 1915). In 1888, he was made Minister of the Royal Household by Kaiser Wilhelm II, serving in that role until 1907.

Honours Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of Honour of the Johanniter Order, 1877; Knight of Justice, 1884 Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves, 18 January 1886; Commander's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, with Star, 27 January 1893 Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold, 1889 Grand Cross of the Merit Order of Philip the Magnanimous, 26 January 1893 Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav, 15 December 1906 Grand Cross of the Albert Order, with Golden Star, 1893 Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star, 31 August 1888 Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, 1892