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 House of Zrinski or Zrínyi was a Croatian-Hungarian noble family, a cadet branch of the Croatian noble tribe of Šubić, influential during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe
Nikola IV Zrinski
…and general, Ban of Croatia from 1542 until 1556, royal master of the treasury from 1557 until 1566, and a descendant of the Croatian noble families Zrinski and Kurjaković. During his lifetime the Zrinski family became the powerful noble family in the Kingdom of Croatia. Zrinski became well known across…
Ruins of Zrin Castle, Croatia
Portrait of Nikola IV Zrinski by Oton Iveković.
Relief of Juraj IV Zrinski in Čakovec.