Wouterus Leonardus Lutkie (23 February 1887 in

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– 23 January 1968 in

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) was a Dutch

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priest and fascist.

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Lutkie came from a wealthy business family and initially was influenced by the

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and

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. He was a fervent Catholic.

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'' He was ordained in 1919 and subsequently moved to Nuland where he spent the rest of his life. Lutkie became drawn to Benito Mussolini and travelled several times to

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, which increased his zeal. He set up his own magazine ''Aristo'' in 1930. This lasted until 1943 before reappearing after the war and continuing until 1965. He conducted a series of interviews with the Italian leader. He would also co-operate with

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and the

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. In all however Lutkie sought to weld traditional

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to fascism's youthful dynamism and he built up a small group of followers with the publication of ''Aristo''.R.J.B. Bosworth, ''The Oxford Handbook of Fascism'', Oxford University Press, 2009, pp. 453-4 Lutkie had little time for

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and did not support

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. As such he faced no charges after the war, despite an examination, and spent the post-war years in semi-retirement (albeit still publishing ''Aristo'' until 1965).

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