Nikola IV Zrinski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Nikola IV Zrinski

Croatian nobleman and general

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1508

Place of Birth: Zrin Castle, Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1566

Profession: military leader, soldier

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Nikola IV Zrinski

  • Nikola IV Zrinski or Miklós IV Zrínyi (Hungarian: Zrínyi Miklós, Hungarian pronunciation: ['zri??i 'miklo??]; 1507/1508 – 7 September 1566), also commonly known as Nikola Å ubic Zrinski (Croatian pronunciation: [nik?la ?ûbit? zrî??ski?]), was a Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and general, Ban of Croatia from 1542 until 1556, royal master of the treasury from 1557 until 1566, and a descendant of the Zrinski and Kurjakovic noble families.
  • During his lifetime the Zrinskis became the most 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 heroically died stopping Ottoman Empire's Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent's advance towards Vienna.
  • The importance of the battle was considered so great that the French clergyman and statesman Cardinal Richelieu described it as "the battle that saved civilization".
  • Zrinski became considered a role model of a faithful and sacrificial warrior, Christian hero as well as a national hero in both Croatia and Hungary, and is often portrayed in artworks.

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