Petar Zrinski

Petar grof Zrinski (Known as "Petar Zrinski")

Ban of Croatia (1665–1670), Military Commander, Baroque Poet

Born 1621-06-06

Vrbovec, Croatia

Passed Away 1671-04-30 Wiener Neustadt, Austria, Croatia

Lifespan 49 years old

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"He who dies with honor lives forever."

Archival Overview

Heroic Ban of Croatia, victorious Ottoman fighter, and poet who led the Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy against Habsburg imperial absolutism, executed as an immortal martyr of Croatian independence.

Biographical Record

Count Petar Zrinski was born on June 6, 1621, into one of the most illustrious noble dynasties of Central Europe. A brilliant military commander who repeatedly crushed Ottoman forces in battle, Zrinski also translated his brother Nikola's epic into Croatian verse as Adrijanskoga mora sirena.

Outraged by the humiliating 1664 Peace of Vasvár imposed by Vienna, Zrinski joined his brother-in-law Fran Krsto Frankopan to lead a conspiracy for Croatian autonomy. Betrayed and lured to Vienna, both were condemned to death and beheaded at Wiener Neustadt in 1671. Their remains were reburied with national honors in Zagreb Cathedral in 1919.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Zagreb Cathedral Crypt
Zagreb, Croatia

                         GPS: 45.8144, 15.9797                    

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