the secret council of the court and then advancing to chamberlain in 1790 and bailif in Lörrach in 1792.

Reitzenstein did much to bring Baden closer to its powerful neighbor France. He struck a separate peace with France in Basel in August 1796. He then worked in Paris from 1797 to 1803 as ambassador of Baden. During this period, not only did Baden become an Electorate, Reitzenstein oversaw the quadrupling of the size of the duchy. Reitzenstein resigned his post in 1803.

Reitzenstein was named cabinet minister twice in 1805/1806

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