Nikola Krestić

Nikola Krestić
Nikola Krestić
President of the Croatian Sabor
	In office; 1873–1884
Monarch	Franz Joseph I
Personal details
Born	22 December 1824; Zagreb, Austrian Empire
Died	1 December 1867; Zagreb, Austria-Hungary
Nationality	Serb of Croatia
Political party	People's Party
Alma mater	University of Zagreb; University of Budapest
Occupation	Lawyer, politician
Known for	First ethnic Serb president of Croatian Sabor

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]

References

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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[Identitet180/181-1] 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.