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Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger

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Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger
Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger
Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger
Born17 May 1729
Died3 December 1799 (1799-12-04) (aged 70)
OccupationSwiss politician

Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger (17 May 1729 – 3 December 1799) was a Swiss politician.

From 1787 to 1798 he was elected Schultheiss (chief magistrate) of Bern, Switzerland.[1] He was the leader of the political faction that resisted the French invasion in 1798 and participated in the Battle of Grauholz.

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  1. ^ Polidori, John William; Macdonald, David Lorne; Scherf, Kathleen Dorothy (2007). The vampyre: a tale; and Ernestus Berchtold, or, The modern Oedipus. Broadview Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-55111-745-4.