Kristóf Niczky Explained

Kristóf Niczky
Birth Date:11 February 1725
Birth Place:Sümeg
Other Names:Christophorus Niczky
Spouse:Katharina Jankovich de Priberd
Children:Gyorgy 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

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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Notes and References

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