Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger (17 May 1729 – 3 December 1799) was a
Swiss
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politician.
From 1787 to 1798 he was elected Schultheiss (chief magistrate) of
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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, Switzerland.
[ He was the leader of the political faction that resisted the French invasion in 1798 and participated in the ]Battle of Grauholz
The Battle of Grauholz on 5 March 1798 was a battle between a Bernese army under Karl Ludwig von Erlach against the French Revolutionary Army under Balthazar Alexis Henri Schauenburg. The battle took place at Grauholz, a wooded hill in what is ...
.
See also
*Johann Rudolf de Steiger Baron Johann Rudolf de Steiger (or de Steiguer) (1778–1834) was a Swiss nobleman who immigrated to the United States in the 19th century.
Early life
Johann was born into a Bernese noble family of the Ancien Régime of Switzerland. He was the son ...
, Niklaus' cousin.
References
1729 births
1799 deaths
Swiss politicians
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