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]

Nikola Krestić
President of the Croatian Sabor
In office
1873–1884
MonarchFranz Joseph I
Personal details
Born(1824-12-22)22 December 1824
Zagreb, Austrian Empire
Died(1867-12-01)1 December 1867
Zagreb, Austria-Hungary
NationalitySerb of Croatia
Political partyPeople's Party
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
University of Budapest
OccupationLawyer, politician
Known forFirst ethnic Serb president of Croatian Sabor

References

  1. Renato Đurđević (July–August 2013). "Čovjek koji je povezao srpsko plemstvo i birokraciju". Identitet (in Serbo-Croatian). Zagreb: Serb Democratic Forum (180/181): 42–43.


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