Kristóf Niczky


Count Kristóf Niczky de Niczk 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.

Legacy

, Romania, was named after count Kristóf Niczky.

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