Adolf "Ulf" Konstantin Jakob Freiherr Pilar von Pilchau (23 May 1851 – 17 June 1925) was a

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of the

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(1918). Pilar von Pilchau became the owner of the Audern manor, his birthplace after his father's death in 1870. In 1881 he rented Sauck manor. Both are situated in modern

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. He started his political and administrative career in 1876 as a judge in the first district of Pernau (Pärnu) and proceeded from there to the position of Pernau city councillor in 1879. Three years later he began working for the Livonian Noble Corporation, the local government. He filled in the position of the

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. In 1899 he was elected the land councillor of Livonia which was a high position in the local government of Baltic Germans. From 1908 to 1918 von Pilchau served as the of Livonia, the leader of the noble corporation. From 1912 to 1917 he was also a member of the

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as a representative of Livonia. He was one of the persons behind the creation of the short-lived United Baltic Duchy and the only Chairman of its Regency Council from 5 November 1918 to 28 November 1918. On 3 January 1919, Pilar von Pilchau went into

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and lived for several years in

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. He returned to independent Estonia in 1923 with his wife and settled in Pärnu where he died two years later.

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1851 births 1925 deaths People from Pärnu People from the Governorate of Livonia Baltic-German people Barons of Germany Regents of Germany German politicians Rulers of Estonia Estonian independence activists {{Estonia-politician-stub