Kristóf Niczky

Kristóf Niczky
Born (1725-02-11)February 11, 1725
Sümeg
Died December 26, 1787(1787-12-26) (aged 62)
Buda
Other names Christophorus Niczky
Spouse(s) Katharina Jankovich de Priberd
Children Gyorgy Josef Niczky de Niczk

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

Biography

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

Nițchidorf, Romania, was named after count Kristóf Niczky.

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Footnotes

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