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.
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]
Nițchidorf, Romania, was named after count Kristóf Niczky.