Kristóf Niczky

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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 influent 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.

External links

nitzkydorf.de - Official home page of Niţchidorf, Romania,

Footnotes

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

Persondata
Name	Niczky, Kristof
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	February 11, 1725
Place of birth	Sümeg
Date of death	December 26, 1787
Place of death	Buda

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