Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger (17 May 1729 – 3 December 1799) was a Swiss politician.
Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger | |
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Born | 17 May 1729 |
Died | 3 December 1799 | (aged 70)
Occupation | 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.