Nikola Krestić

Nikola Krestić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Крестић) (1824-1887) was a Croatian Serb nobleman, politician and lawyer.[1] In 1873 Ban of Croatia Ivan Mažuranić named him as the president of the Croatian Sabor.[1] He served as president for 11 years.[1] He was also a recipient of the Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold.[1] Krestić studied Philosophy in Budapest and Law in Zagreb.[1] He worked as a secretary for the Ban of Croatia Josip Jelačić for two years.[1] He edited parliamentary Saborske novine and participated in foundation and worked as an edited of the Slavenski jug.[1] Krestić never married and his home in Opatička Street 16 in Zagreb was a popular spot in the social and political life of Zagreb at the time.[1] His personal library counted 4620 titles.[1]