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Kristóf Niczky

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Kristóf Niczky
Born(1725-02-11)February 11, 1725
DiedDecember 26, 1787(1787-12-26) (aged 62)
Other namesChristophorus Niczky
SpouseKatharina Jankovich de Priberd
ChildrenGyorgy Josef Niczky de Niczk

Count Kristóf Niczky de Niczk (February 11, 1725 in Sümeg – December 26, 1787 in Buda) was an influential Habsburg bureaucrat under Maria Theresa and Joseph II.

Biography

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He rose to the rank of count in 1765. He was Temes County's first leader after 1779.

During Joseph II's rule, he was president of Hungary's Vice-regal Council, the Consilium locumtentiale.[1]

Legacy

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Nițchidorf, Romania, was named after count Kristóf Niczky.

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Éva H. Balázs, Hungary and the Habsburgs, 1765-1800: an experiment in enlightened absolutism (Central European University Press, 1997), p.109