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, serving as Master of the Treasury from 14 August 1783 to 21 December 1786.
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.Éva H. Balázs, Hungary and the Habsburgs, 1765-1800: an experiment in enlightened absolutism (Central European University Press, 1997), p.109
Legacy
Nițchidorf, Romania, was named after count Kristóf Niczky.
External links nitzkydorf.de - Official home page of Niţchidorf, Romania,
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