Petar IV Zrinski was Ban of Croatia from 1665 to 1670, general and a writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian Magnate conspiracy to o
Petar Zrinski Portrait
Petar Zrinski (right) and Fran Krsto Frankopan (left), by Viktor Madarász
Execution of Zrinski and Frankopan in Wiener Neustadt on 30 April 1671
Memorial plaques on the execution site, at the southern ramparts of Wr. Neustadt (2017)
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
Petar Zrinski
…Zrinski (Hungarian: Zrínyi Péter) (6 June 1621 – 30 April 1671) was Ban of Croatia (Viceroy) from 1665 to 1670, general and a writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian Magnate conspiracy to overthrow the Habsburgs, which ultimately led to his…
Ruins of Zrin Castle, Croatia
Portrait of Nikola IV Zrinski by Oton Iveković.
Relief of Juraj IV Zrinski in Čakovec.