Petar Pejačević, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Petar Pejačević

Croatian politician

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1804

Place of Birth: Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 15-Apr-1887

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Petar Pejačević

  • Count Petar Pejacevic of Virovitica (Croatian: grof Petar Pejacevic Viroviticki, Hungarian: veroczei gróf Péter Pejacsevich; 20 February 1804 – 15 April 1887) was a Croatian politician, who served as Hungarian Minister without portfolio of Croatian Affairs between 1871 and 1876.
  • He was a member of the Ruma-Retfala branch of the Pejacevic noble family. Pejacevic studied law in the Theresianum in Vienna.
  • In 1845 he was appointed prefect (župan) of Bjelovar-Križevci County.
  • During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 he didn't support the Croatians' independence war and didn't take part in the Sabor's work, which stood by Josip Jelacic. When Koloman Bedekovic became Ban of Croatia, Pejacevic was appointed Minister of Croatian Affairs.
  • After that he retired from the politics.
  • His relatives from the Našice branch of the family, count Ladislav Pejacevic between 1880 and 1883, and Teodor Pejacevic between 1903 and 1907, served as Bans (viceroys) of Croatia.
  • Teodor was also Minister of Croatian Affairs later.

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