| Birth: | 1621 | | Death: | Mar. 30, 1671 | 
Croatian Historical Figure. Petar Zrinski was Ban of Croatia in the seventeenth century, and was known for his victories (with Fran Krsto Frankapan) against the Ottoman Empire. These victories were reversed, however, when the lands they had gained were partitioned by treaties between the Ottomans and the Habsburg Empire. Following a failed plot to overthrow Austrian rule, Zrinski and Frankapan were both taken captive by the Austrian Habsburgs and their estates were looted. Zrinski's letter to his wife written during his captivity, popularly known as "Moje Drago Serce (My Dear Soul)", is still considered one of the great specimens of the Croatian language. Zrinski and Frankapan were executed in Wiener Neustadt. Their bodies were repatriated to Croatia in 1919. (bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Search Amazon for Petar Zrinski | | | Burial:
Cathedral Assumption of Virgin Mary and St Stephen
Zagreb
City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Stuthehistoryguy
Record added: Jul 15, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7688306 |
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I'm sorry you left us so tragically, Petar. Rest in Peace. See you in Heaven.
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Mary
Added: Jul. 9, 2012 |
I light a candle for Petar Zrinski ...
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Candles
Added: Jan. 21, 2012 |
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grofica
Added: Aug. 4, 2010 |
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