He was recalled later on account of a pique of Herbert Bismarck, whose untimely meddling with public affairs had, I believe, more to do with his father's fall than any act of the Prince.

As an eminent German statesman put it, in a conversation not long after the recall of Von Keudall, "a Bismarck dynasty could not be tolerated." Von Keudall was succeeded by his antithesis, a nullity in court and country of whom even his fellow diplomats could say nothing in praise.
The Rudin ministry had no long life and merited no more, while that of Giolitti, which followed, ended in scandal and disaster.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Brin, with whom alone I had had to do, was an honest, able, and patriotic man, and my relations with him were always excellent.

The fall of that ministry coincided with the culmination of the financial and political disorders which were the direct consequence of the overthrow of Crispi and the demoralization which ensued.

From the beginning of the financial embarrassment which came to its crisis during the term of Rudin's government, I had devoted much attention to the financial situation and had predicted the crash when no one else foresaw it.