Nikola IV Zrinski or Miklós IV Zrínyi, also commonly known as Nikola Šubić Zrinski, was a Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and general, Ban of Croatia from 1542 until 1556, royal master of the treasury fro
A 16th-century engraving by Matthias Zündt
Fortress Kostajnica where Zrinski murdered Johann Katzianer, engraved by Gaspar Bouttats, 1686.
Zrinski's letter with signature, 23 April 1566.
Zrínyi's Charge on the Turks from the Fortress of Szigetvár, by Simon Hollósy, 1896.
The siege of Szigetvár or the Battle of Szigeth was an Ottoman siege of the fortress of Szigetvár in the Kingdom of Hungary. The fort had blocked Sultan Suleiman's line of advance towards Vienna in 15
Nikola IV Zrinski
…the Zrinski family became the powerful noble family in the Kingdom of Croatia. Zrinski became well known across Europe for his involvement in the Siege of Szigetvár (1566), where he died stopping Ottoman Empire's Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent's advance towards Vienna. The battle was considered so important that…
Nikola IV Zrinski's charge from the fortress of Szigetvár (painting by Johann Peter Krafft, 1825)
Artistic impression of the fort of Szigetvár by the engravers Daniel Meisner [fr] and Eberhard Kieser, 1625
The Ottoman army arrives at Szigetvar. History of Sultan Süleyman, 1576 (Chester Beatty, T. 413)
Ottoman miniature showing Szigetvár before the siege, 16th century