Ital Reding

Ital Reding (died 1447) was a Swiss politician who led hostilities against Zürich during the first civil wars of the Swiss Confederation (1439–40; 1443–50). As Landammann (chief executive) of Schwyz (1412–44), Reding virtually controlled political life in the canton for over 30 years. In the affairs of the confederation he took an active role, often as an arbitrator. In 1415 he obtained for Schwyz juridical rights in Waldstatt, the March, and Küssnacht from the emperor...