Occupation Swiss politician Name Niklaus von | Role Politician | |
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Died December 3, 1799, Augsburg, Germany | ||
Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger (May 17, 1729 – December 3, 1799) was a Swiss politician and statesman.
From 1787 to 1798 he was elected Schultheiss (chief magistrate) of Bern, Switzerland. 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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