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Viceroy
A viceroy is a royal official who runs a country, colony, or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning "in the place of" and the French word roi, meaning king. A viceroy's province or larger territory is called a viceroyalty...
of Croatia. From earliest periods of Croatian state, some provinces were ruled by Bans
Ban (title)
Ban was a title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.-Etymology:The word ban has entered the English language probably as a borrowing from South Slavic ban, meaning "lord, master; ruler". The Slavic word is probably borrowed from...
as a rulers representative (viceroy) and supreme military commander. In the 18th century, Croatian bans eventually become chief government officials in Croatia. They were at the head of Ban's Government, effectively the first prime ministers of Croatia. The institution of ban in Croatia persisted until the 20th century.
Origin of title
South Slavic ban (bâːn, with a long [a]) is a result of the contraction from the earlier form bojan. The long form is directly attested in 10th-century Constantine PorphyrogenitusConstantine VII
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos or Porphyrogenitus, "the Purple-born" was the fourth Emperor of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire, reigning from 913 to 959...
' book De Administrando Imperio
De Administrando Imperio
De Administrando Imperio is the Latin title of a Greek work written by the 10th-century Eastern Roman Emperor Constantine VII. The Greek title of the work is...
as , in a chapter dedicated to Croats and the organisation of their state, describing how their ban "has under his rule Krbava
Krbava
Krbava is a region of mountainous Croatia. It can be considered either located east of Lika, or indeed as the eastern part of Lika. The town of Udbina is the central settlement of the Krbava karst field....
, Lika
Lika
Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by the Malovan pass...
and Gacka
Gacka
Gacka is a river located in the Lika region in central Croatia. Because for a large part of its course it is a subterranean river, estimates on its length vary. The overground part has undergone substantial human intervention - before it was 32 kilometers long, now it is only 11 km...
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Medieval bans
References from the earliest periods are scarce, but history recalls the Croatian bans RatimirRatimir (Pannonian)
Ratimir was a Croatian duke or prince , Bulgarian-imposed Duke of Pannonian Croatia from ca. 829 to 838. His name contents the word "rat", meaning "war", and "mir", meaning "peace"...
in the 9th century (827, under Bulgarian sway) and Pribina in the 10th century (in 949 and in 970).
The meaning of the title was elevated to that of provincial governor in the medieval Croatian state
Medieval Croatian state
Medieval Croatia can refer to:* Principality of Pannonian Croatia - medieval duchy in existence between the 7th and 10th centuries A.D.* Principality of Littoral Croatia - medieval principality in existence between the 8th century and 925 A.D....
(for example, King Dmitar Zvonimir
Dmitar Zvonimir
Demetrius Zvonimir was King of Croatia from 8 October 1076 until his death. He also ruled as Ban of Slavonia , and was named Duke of Croatia in around 1075. His native name was Zvonimir, while the name Demetrius was adopted at his coronation.He began as a Ban of Slavonia in the service of King...
was originally a ban in 1065 serving under King Peter Krešimir IV).
After the Croats elected Hungarian kings as kings of Croatia in 1102, the title of ban acquired the meaning of viceroy
Viceroy
A viceroy is a royal official who runs a country, colony, or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning "in the place of" and the French word roi, meaning king. A viceroy's province or larger territory is called a viceroyalty...
- bans were appointed by the king, as his representatives in Kingdom of Croatia
Kingdom of Croatia (medieval)
The Kingdom of Croatia , also known as the Kingdom of the Croats , was a medieval kingdom covering most of what is today Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Balkans.Established in 925, it ruled as a sovereign state for almost two centuries...
, heads of the Parliament and also as supreme commander of Croatian Army.
Croatia was governed by the 'viceregal' ban as a whole between 1102 and 1225, when it was split into two separate banovinas: Slavonia
Slavonia
Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...
and Croatia. Two different bans were occasionally appointed until 1476, when the institution of a single ban was resumed. Most of bans were native nobles but some were also of Hungarian ancestry.
Most notable bans from this period were Pavao Šubić, Petar Berislavić
Petar Berislavic
Petar Berislavić , a member of the noble family of Berislavić, was the ban of Croatia from 1513 to 1520 and also bishop of Veszprém....
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Bans in the Croatian-Hungarian Kingdom
The following Bans of Croatia existed in the Kingdom of HungaryKingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
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| Name | Dates | Notes |
| Ugra | 1102 - c. 1105 | Governs on behalf of Coloman of Hungary |
| Sergije | c. 1105 | Governs on behalf Coloman of Hungary |
| Ugrin, archbishop of Kalocsa | 1107 | Governs on behalf of Coloman of Hungary |
| Klaudije | 1116–1117 | |
| Aleksije or Dominik | c. 1130 - c. 1141 | |
| Beloš Vukanović Beloš Vukanović Beloš , a member of the Vukanović dynasty of Serbia, was the Regent of Hungary 1141-1146 alongside his sister Helen, who was married to Béla II with whom she had a son, Géza II, still an infant. He held the title of dux, and was the viceregal of Croatia 1142-1158 and 1163. Beloš, as a member of... |
1142–1158 | Son of Uroš I of Rascia Uroš I of Rascia Uroš I Vukanović was the Grand Prince of the Grand Principality of Serbia from ca 1112 to 1145.-Origin:Uroš I was the son of Marko, the brother of Grand Prince Vukan, who had swore an oath of loyalty to Constantine Bodin, the Grand Prince of Duklja, becoming his vassals... of the House of Vukanović-Urošević House of Vukanovic The House of Vukanović was a medieval Serbian dynasty that reigned over Rascia and Zachlumia between late-11th century and mid-13th century. The house itself directly descended from the House of Vojislavljević, which ruled over medieval Serb lands. The dynasty was succeeded by its direct... . He is dux Dux Dux is Latin for leader and later for Duke and its variant forms .... and comes palatinus of Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders... , he rules the kingdom with his sister, Helena, since his nephew and heir Geza II is a minor. |
| Arpa | 1158 | |
| Beloš Vukanović Beloš Vukanović Beloš , a member of the Vukanović dynasty of Serbia, was the Regent of Hungary 1141-1146 alongside his sister Helen, who was married to Béla II with whom she had a son, Géza II, still an infant. He held the title of dux, and was the viceregal of Croatia 1142-1158 and 1163. Beloš, as a member of... |
1163 | Second term |
| Ampudin | 1164–1180 | |
| Mavro or Dionizije | c.1180 - 1183 | |
| Suban | 1183–1185 | |
| Kálán | 1190–1193 | |
| Dominik | 1193–1195 | |
| Andrija | 1198–1199 | |
| Nikola + Branko or Benedikt | 1199–1200 | |
| Martin Hontpázmán | 1202–1203 | |
| Hipolit | 1204 | |
| Merkurije | 1205–1206 | |
| Stjepan Mihaljević | 1206–1208 | |
| Banko | 1208–1209 | |
| Bertold Andechs VII Meranski | 1209–1211 | (b. 1282 - d. 1251) |
| Mihajlo | 1211–1213 | |
| Ðula Šikloški (Gyula of Siklós) | 1213 | |
| Ohuz or Okić | 1214–1215 | |
| Ivan | 1215–1216 | |
| Poža | 1216–1217 | |
| Bank | 1217–1218 | |
| Ðula Šikloški (Gyula of Siklós) | 1218–1219 | second term |
| Ohuz or Okić | 1219–1220 | |
| Šalamon | c. 1222 - c. 1225 | |
| Mihajlo or Aladár | 1225 |
Parallel bans of Slavonia and Dalmatia
From 1225 to 1476 there were parallel bans of "the Croatia and Dalmatia" and of "the Whole of Slavonia":EWLINE
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After the death of King Louis I of Hungary, his consort Mary, Queen of Hungary of the House of Anjou took the throne, which led to Angevin Ladislaus of Naples claiming the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen
Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen
The historical term Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen was used to denote a group of territories connected to the Kingdom of Hungary within Austria-Hungary...
in 1390. A war erupted between forces loyal to Sigismund of Hungary and those loyal to Ladislaus.
During this time, Sigismund appointed Nikola II Gorjanski (who was also count palatine) the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia in 1392, Butko Kurjaković in 1394, and then again Gorjanski in the period 1394–1397. Ladislaus in turn appointed his own bans, including Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić. In 1409, this dynastic struggle was resolved when Ladislaus sold his rights over Dalmatia to the Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...
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Bans of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia
During the period of separate titles of ban, several persons held both titles, and from 1476 onwards titles of Ban of Dalmatia and Croatia and Ban of Whole of Slavonia are again united in the single title of Ban of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia:| Name | Reign | Notes |
| Nikola Bánffy of Lendava | 1345–1346 | |
| Pavao Ugal | 1350 | |
| Stjepan I Lacković Lackovic The Laczkovich family is a noble family from Hungary and Croatia, which ruled Transylvania in the 14th century. The Laczkovich were the wealthiest family in 14th century Hungary, owning much of what is today Northern Croatia, Eastern Slovenia, and Western Hungary... |
1350–1352 | |
| Nikola Bánffy of Lendava | 1353–1356 | second term |
| John of Palisna John of Palisna John of Palisna was a Croatian knight and warrior, prior of Vrana, and Ban of Croatia.-Prior of Vrana:It is unclear when John of Palisna became prior of Vrana. In May 1381 he was already prior, because the citizens of Zadar were complaining about him to the King of Hungary and Croatia... or Ivan de Paližna |
1385-1386 & 1389 | Co-Ruled with relative Ivan (John) Anjou Horvat de Radics (1385,1386,1387) |
| Ivan Frankopan Frankopan The Frankopans are a Croatian noble family. Also called Frankapan, Frangepán in Hungarian, and Frangipani in Italian.The Frankopan family is the leading princely Croatian aristocratic family which dates back to the 12th Century and even earlier to Roman times... of Krk |
1391–1393 | (died 1393) |
| Nikola Gorjanski Gorjanski Garay or Garai were a Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary, a branch of the Dorozsma clan, with notable members in the 14th and 15th centuries. They were lords of Csesznek.-Name and origin:... |
1397–1402 | second term |
| Ladislav Grdevacki | 1402–1404 | |
| Pavao Besenyő | 1404 | |
| Pavao Pecz | 1404–1406 | |
| Hermann II of Celje Hermann II of Celje Hermann II was a Count of Celje and Ban of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia. Hermann was the son of Hermann I, Count of Cilli and his wife Katherine of Bosnia.Hermann II married Countess Anna of Schaunberg in c... |
1406–1408 | |
| Dionizije IV Lacković Lackovic The Laczkovich family is a noble family from Hungary and Croatia, which ruled Transylvania in the 14th century. The Laczkovich were the wealthiest family in 14th century Hungary, owning much of what is today Northern Croatia, Eastern Slovenia, and Western Hungary... |
1416–1418 | |
| co-Ban Nikola Frankopan Frankopan The Frankopans are a Croatian noble family. Also called Frankapan, Frangepán in Hungarian, and Frangipani in Italian.The Frankopan family is the leading princely Croatian aristocratic family which dates back to the 12th Century and even earlier to Roman times... |
1456–1458 | Son of Ban Nikola Frankopan. |
| Mirko (Emeric) Zapoljski | 1464–1465 | |
| Ivan Thuz of Lak | 1466–1467 | |
| Blaž Madar Podmanicki | 1470–1472 | |
| Nikola Iločki | 1472 | |
| Damjan Horvat | 1472–1473 | |
| Andrija Bánffy of Lendava | 1476–1477 | |
| Ladislav of Egervár | 1477–1481 | |
| Blaž Madar Podmanicki | 1482 | |
| Matija Gereb Matija Gereb Matija Gereb was the ban of Croatia from 1483 to 1489.Gereb is known to have participated in the retaking of Jajce from the Ottoman Empire along with Matthias Corvinus in 1463... |
1483–1489 | |
| Ladislav of Egervár | 1489–1493 | |
| Emerik (Mirko) Derencin | 1493 | known from the Battle of Krbava field Battle of Krbava field The Battle of Krbava field , was fought between the Ottoman Empire of Bayezid II and a Croatian army of the Kingdom of Croatia in personal union with the Kingdom of Hungary on September 9, 1493 in the Krbava field, a part of Lika region, southern Croatia... |
| Ivan Bot Both family The Both family is an Hungarian aristocratic family who gave many personalities. Its members were Magnats Magnificus and medieval barons of the kingdom of Hungary since the 12th century.- History :It gave differents branches :... |
1493 | |
| Ladislav Kaniški | 1493–1495 | |
| Ivaniš Korvin | 1495–1498 | |
| Juraj Kaniški | 1498–1499 | |
| Ivan Korvin | 1499–1504 | |
| Franjo Balassa of Gyarmat | 1505 | |
| Andrija Bot Both family The Both family is an Hungarian aristocratic family who gave many personalities. Its members were Magnats Magnificus and medieval barons of the kingdom of Hungary since the 12th century.- History :It gave differents branches :... |
1505–1507 | |
| Marko Mišljenović | 1506–1507 | |
| Ivan Ernust of Čakovec Cakovec Čakovec is a city in northern Croatia, located around 90 kilometres north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital. Čakovec is both the county seat and largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmost, smallest and most densely populated Croatian county.-Population:... |
1508–1509 | |
| Juraj Kaniški | 1508–1509 | |
| Andrija Bot Both family The Both family is an Hungarian aristocratic family who gave many personalities. Its members were Magnats Magnificus and medieval barons of the kingdom of Hungary since the 12th century.- History :It gave differents branches :... |
1510–1511 | |
| Mirko (Emeric) Perényi | 1512–1513 | |
| Petar Berislavić Petar Berislavic Petar Berislavić , a member of the noble family of Berislavić, was the ban of Croatia from 1513 to 1520 and also bishop of Veszprém.... |
1513–1520 | |
| Ivan Karlović Ivan Karlovic Ivan Karlović was the Ban of Croatia from 1521 to 1524 and again from 1527 to 1531. Karlović's seat was in Medvedgrad.... (Johann Torquatus) of Krbava (Corbavia) |
1521–1524 | |
| Ivan Tahy | 1525 | |
| Franjo Baćan (Batthyány) | 1525–1527 |
Habsburg-era Croatia
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...
, and continued all the way until 1918.
Among the most distinguished bans in Croatian history were the three members of Šubić/Zrinski family - Nikola Šubić Zrinski
Nikola Šubic Zrinski
Nikola Šubić Zrinski , was a Croatian nobleman and general in service of Habsburg Monarchy, ban of Croatia from 1542 to 1556, and member of the Zrinski noble family...
and his great-grandsons Nikola Zrinski
Miklós Zrínyi
Miklós Zrínyi or Nikola Zrinski was a Croatian and Hungarian soldier, statesman and poet, member of the Zrinski noble family....
and Petar Zrinski
Petar Zrinski
Petar Zrinski was a Croatian Ban and writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian rebellion of 1664-1670 which ultimately led to his execution for high treason.-Zrinski family:Petar Zrinski was born in Vrbovec, a small town near...
.
Also there are two notable Erdödys: Toma Erdödy
Toma Erdödy
Count Tamás Erdődy was a Croatian ban and member of the Erdödy noble family .He succeeded Krsto Ungnad as ban in 1583. He was the son of former ban Petar Erdödy. During his reign he scored many victories against the Ottoman Empire's armies. His first victory occurred near Slunj in 1584. In 1591...
, great warrior and statesman in one person, and Ivan Erdödy, to whom Croatia owes much for protecting her rights against the Hungarian nobility, his most widely known saying in Latin is Regnum regno non praescribit leges, "a kingdom may not impose laws to a(nother) kingdom".
In the 18th century, Croatian bans eventually become chief government officials in Croatia. They were at the head of Ban's Government, effectively the first prime minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
s of Croatia. The most known bans of that era were Josip Jelačić
Josip Jelacic
Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859...
, Ivan Mažuranić
Ivan Mažuranic
Ivan Mažuranić was a Croatian poet, linguist and politician—probably the most important figure in Croatia's cultural life in the mid-19th century...
and Josip Šokčević
Josip Šokcevic
Baron Josip Šokčević , was a Croatian viceroy , lieutenant marshal and governor of the Serbian Voivodship and Banat of Temeschwar.-Life:...
Bans in the Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg dynasty ruled Kingdom of CroatiaKingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)
The Kingdom of Croatia was an administrative division that existed between 1527 and 1868 within the Habsburg Monarchy . The Kingdom was a part of the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen, but was subject to direct Imperial Austrian rule for significant periods of time, including its final years...
and Slavonia
Kingdom of Slavonia
The Kingdom of Slavonia was a province of the Habsburg Monarchy and the Austrian Empire that existed from 1699 to 1868. The province included northern parts of present-day regions of Slavonia and Syrmia...
between 1527 and 1848, and appointed the following bans:
| Krsto (Christopher) Frankopan Frankopan The Frankopans are a Croatian noble family. Also called Frankapan, Frangepán in Hungarian, and Frangipani in Italian.The Frankopan family is the leading princely Croatian aristocratic family which dates back to the 12th Century and even earlier to Roman times... (Frangepan) |
1527 | (died 1527) Grandson of Ban Stephen Frankopan |
| Ivan Karlović Ivan Karlovic Ivan Karlović was the Ban of Croatia from 1521 to 1524 and again from 1527 to 1531. Karlović's seat was in Medvedgrad.... (Johann Torquatus) of Krbava (Corbavia) |
1527–1531 | (died 1531) Married Jelena (Ilona) Zrinski Zrinski The Zrinski family was a Croatian noble family, influential during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe in the Kingdom of Croatia and Hungary and in the later Austro-Hungarian Empire... |
| Simon Erdődy with... | 1530–1534 | |
| Louis Pekry of Petrovina | 1532–1537 | |
| Tamás Nádasdy opposed by... | 1537–1542 | |
| Petar Keglević Petar Keglevic Petar Keglević of Bužim was the ban of Croatia and Slavonia from 1537 to 1542.He was from 1521 to 1522 captain and later ban of Jajce, in 1526 some months before the battle of Mohács he got the jus gladii, he took not part in the battle of Mohács, he came too late to the battle of Mohács, he was... of Buzin |
1537–1542 | |
| Nikola Šubić Zrinski Nikola Šubic Zrinski Nikola Šubić Zrinski , was a Croatian nobleman and general in service of Habsburg Monarchy, ban of Croatia from 1542 to 1556, and member of the Zrinski noble family... |
1542–1556 | (born 1508, died 1566) 1543 married Katalin Frangepan, daughter of Ban Christopher Frangepan |
| Petar Erdődy Petar Erdödy Péter Erdödy was the ban of Croatia from 1557 to 1567 and the founding member of the Croatian branch of the Erdödy noble family.Péter was born in 1504. He was the son of Peter I... of Monyorokerek |
1557–1567 | |
| Lucas Zekel of Ormosd | 1567 | |
| Juraj Drašković with... | 1567–1575 | |
| Fran Frankopan Frankopan The Frankopans are a Croatian noble family. Also called Frankapan, Frangepán in Hungarian, and Frangipani in Italian.The Frankopan family is the leading princely Croatian aristocratic family which dates back to the 12th Century and even earlier to Roman times... (Frangepan) of Slunj and then... |
1567–1573 | |
| Gašpar Alapić (Alapy) of Veliki Kalnik (Nagy-Kemle) | 1574–1575 | |
| Krsto Ungnad Krsto Ungnad Krsto Ungnad or Kristóf Ungnád was a baron and Croatian ban.In 1557 Ungnad, as a captain in the Croatian army, defeated the Turks in Koprivnica.... of Sonneg |
1576–1583 | |
| Toma Erdődy Toma Erdödy Count Tamás Erdődy was a Croatian ban and member of the Erdödy noble family .He succeeded Krsto Ungnad as ban in 1583. He was the son of former ban Petar Erdödy. During his reign he scored many victories against the Ottoman Empire's armies. His first victory occurred near Slunj in 1584. In 1591... of Monyorokerek (Eberau) |
1583–1595 | |
| Gašpar Stankovački | 1595–1596 | |
| Ivan II Drašković House of Draškovic The House of Drašković, also spelled Draskovich in English, is one of the oldest Croatian noble families, originally descended from lower-rank nobility of the Lika region.There are no reliable data on them before the 15th century... of Trakošćan Trakošcan Trakošćan is a castle located in northern Croatia that dates back to the 13th century .... |
1596–1606 | (born 1550, died 1613) |
| Toma Erdödy Toma Erdödy Count Tamás Erdődy was a Croatian ban and member of the Erdödy noble family .He succeeded Krsto Ungnad as ban in 1583. He was the son of former ban Petar Erdödy. During his reign he scored many victories against the Ottoman Empire's armies. His first victory occurred near Slunj in 1584. In 1591... |
1608–1615 | |
| Benedikt Thuroczy | 1615–1616 | |
| vacant | 1616–1617 | |
| Nikola Frankopan Frankopan The Frankopans are a Croatian noble family. Also called Frankapan, Frangepán in Hungarian, and Frangipani in Italian.The Frankopan family is the leading princely Croatian aristocratic family which dates back to the 12th Century and even earlier to Roman times... of Tržac |
1617–1622 | |
| Juraj V Zrinski Juraj V Zrinski Juraj V Zrinski was a Croatian Ban , warrior and member of the Zrinski noble family.-Biography:Juraj V Zrinski was born in Čakovec, a town in the Međimurje County, the northernmost county of Croatia... |
1622–1626 | |
| Žigmund (Sigismund) Erdödy | 1627–1639 | |
| Ivan III Drašković House of Draškovic The House of Drašković, also spelled Draskovich in English, is one of the oldest Croatian noble families, originally descended from lower-rank nobility of the Lika region.There are no reliable data on them before the 15th century... |
1639–1646 | |
| Nikola VII Zrinski | 1647-1664ign | (born 1620, died 1664) |
| Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski was a Croatian Ban and writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian rebellion of 1664-1670 which ultimately led to his execution for high treason.-Zrinski family:Petar Zrinski was born in Vrbovec, a small town near... |
1665–1670 | |
| Nikola Erdödy Nikola Erdödy Miklós Erdődy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló was a Croatian ban but his nationality was Hungarian. He was a member of the Erdődy noble family.... |
1671–1693 | |
| Adam Baćan (Batthyány) | August 26, 1693 - September 7, 1703 | |
| Ivan Pálffy Johann Bernhard Stephan, Graf Pálffy ab Erdöd Johann Bernhard Stephan, Graf Pálffy ab Erdöd was a Hungarian noble, Imperial Field marshal and Palatine of Hungary.... |
January 24, 1704 - February 17, 1732 | |
| Ivan V Drašković House of Draškovic The House of Drašković, also spelled Draskovich in English, is one of the oldest Croatian noble families, originally descended from lower-rank nobility of the Lika region.There are no reliable data on them before the 15th century... |
February 17, 1732 - January 4, 1733 | (died 1733) |
| Josip Eszterházy of Galanta | August 13, 1733 - June 25, 1741 | |
| György Branyng | 1741–1742 | |
| Karlo Baćan Karl Josef Batthyány Count Karl Josef Batthyány of Németújvár was a Hungarian-Austrian general and field marshal. He served as ban of Croatia from 1743 to 1756.Károly József Batthyány was born 1697 as a son of the Hungarian count Ádám Batthyány... (Karl Josef Batthyány) |
March 16, 1743 - July 6, 1756 | |
| Franjo Leopold Nádasdy opposed by... | 1756–1783 | |
| Franjo Fauszty | 1757- ? | |
| Franjo Eszterházy opposed by... | 1783–1785 | |
| Franjo Szechenyi | 1783–1785 | |
| Franjo Balassa of Gyarmat | 1785–1790 | |
| Ivan Erdödy | 1790 - March 30, 1806 | |
| Ignaz Gyulai Ignaz Gyulai Ignaz Gyulai von Máros-Nemeth und Nádaska, Ignácz Gyulay, Ignác Gyulay, or Ignjat Đulaj born 11 September 1763 – died 11 November 1831, joined the army of Habsburg Austria, fought against Ottoman Turkey, and became a general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars. From 1806 he held the... von Máros-Nemethy und Nádaska |
1806–1831 | |
| Franjo Vlašić Franjo Vlašic Franjo Vlašić was a Croatian general and ban.He was born April 24, 1766 in Dombóvár, Hungary. He became ban on February 10, 1832. He resisted the Magyarization of Croatia, especially the teaching of Hungarian in schools... |
February 10, 1832 - May 16, 1840 | |
| Juraj Haulik Juraj Haulik Juraj Haulik de Váralya was a Croatian cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church of Slovak ethnicity and the first archbishop of Zagreb. He was also acting ban of Croatia for two separate terms.He studied theology and philosophy in Trnava, Esztergom and Vienna... |
1840 - June 16, 1842 | Acting Ban |
| Franjo Haller of Hallerkeö/Hallerstein | June 16, 1842–1845 | (born 1796, died 1875) |
| Juraj Haulik Juraj Haulik Juraj Haulik de Váralya was a Croatian cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church of Slovak ethnicity and the first archbishop of Zagreb. He was also acting ban of Croatia for two separate terms.He studied theology and philosophy in Trnava, Esztergom and Vienna... |
1845 - March 23, 1848 | Acting Ban |
Bans of the interregnum during the Revolutions of 1848
Croatia was a Habsburg crown territory between 1849 and 1867 during which time the following bans were appointed:| Josip Jelačić Josip Jelacic Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859... of Bužim |
March 23, 1848 - May 19, 1859 | (born 1801, died 1859) |
| Johann Coronini-Cronberg | July 28, 1859 - June 19, 1860 | (born 1794, died 1880) |
| Josip Šokčević Josip Šokcevic Baron Josip Šokčević , was a Croatian viceroy , lieutenant marshal and governor of the Serbian Voivodship and Banat of Temeschwar.-Life:... |
June 19, 1860 - June 27, 1867 | (born 1811, died 1896) |
Bans in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Croatia was returned to Hungarian control in 1867 when the Habsburg Empire was reconstituted as the dual monarchy of Austria-HungaryAustria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
. Between then and 1918 the following bans were appointed:
| Levin Rauch Levin Rauch Baron Levin Rauch de Nyék was a politician from the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia in the late 19th century, the viceroy of Croatia-Slavonia from 1867 to 1871.... |
June 27, 1867 - January 26, 1871 (acting to December 8, 1868) | (born 1819, died 1890) |
| Koloman Bedeković Komorski Koloman Bedeković Koloman Bedeković was a Croatian politician, who served as Minister without portfolio of Croatian Affairs twice: between 1868–1871 and between 1876–1889. He had significant role in the creation of Croatian-Hungarian Agreement... |
January 26, 1871 - February 12, 1872 | (born 1818, died 1889) |
| Eugen Kvaternik Eugen Kvaternik Eugen Kvaternik was a Croatian politician and revolutionary. Kvaternik and Ante Starčević formed the original Croatian Party of Rights together.... |
October 8, 1871 - October 11, 1871 | (born 1825, died 1871) (in rebellion, at Rakovica) |
| Antun Vakanović | February 17, 1872 - September 20, 1873 | Acting Ban; (born 1808, died 1894) |
| Ivan Mažuranić Ivan Mažuranic Ivan Mažuranić was a Croatian poet, linguist and politician—probably the most important figure in Croatia's cultural life in the mid-19th century... |
September 20, 1873 - February 21, 1880 | (born 1814, died 1890) |
| Ladislav Pejačević Ladislav Pejačević Count Ladislav Pejačević of Virovitica ; Sopron, April 5, 1824 – Našice, April 7, 1901) was a Croatian aristocrat, politician and statesman, a member of the Pejačević noble family, remarkable and influential in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia within the Austro-Hungarian Empire... |
February 21, 1880 - September 4, 1883 | (born 1824, died 1901) |
| Hermann Ramberg | September 4, 1883 - December 1, 1883 | Acting Ban; (born 1820, died 1899) |
| Dragutin Karoly Khuen-Héderváry | December 4, 1883 - June 27, 1903 | (born 1849, died 1918) |
| Teodor Pejačević Teodor Pejačević Count Teodor Pejačević of Virovitica was a Croatian politician who served as Ban of Croatia-Slavonia between 1903 and 1907.... |
July 1, 1903 - June 26, 1907 | (born 1855, died 1928) |
| Aleksandar Rakodczaj Aleksandar Rakodczay Aleksandar Rakodczay was a Croatian politician who served as Ban of Croatia-Slavonia between 1907 and 1908.... |
June 26, 1907 - January 8, 1908 | (born 1848, died 1924) |
| Pavao Rauch of Nyek Pavao Rauch Baron Pavao Rauch was a Croatian politician who served as Ban of Croatia-Slavonia between 1908 and 1910.His was the son of Levin Rauch. Pavao Rauch was appointed as vice-roy on 8 January 1908. Ten thousand protesters met Rauch upon his arrival in Zagreb on 15 January, hurling abuse and throwing... |
January 8, 1908 - February 5, 1910 | (born 1865, died 1933) |
| Nikola Tomašić Nikola Tomašić Nikola Tomašić was a Croatian politician, who served as ban of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. In 1903 he served as Minister without portfolio of Croatian Affairs.-References:*... |
February 5, 1910 - January 19, 1912 | (born 1864, died 1918) |
| Slavko Cuvaj Slavko Cuvaj Baron Slavko Cuvaj de Ivanska was a Croatian politician who used to be the ban of Croatia-Slavonia and royal commissioner for Austria-Hungary.... |
January 19, 1912 - July 21, 1913 (acting from April 5, 1912) | (born 1851, died 1931) |
| Ivan Skerlecz Iván Skerlecz Iván Skerlecz de Lomnicza was the last Hungarian to be ban of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.Skerlecz was born in Oroszló, Baranya County, Hungary in 1873... |
July 21, 1913 - June 29, 1917 (acting to November 27, 1913) | (born 1873, died 1951) |
| Antun Mihalović Antun Mihalović Antun Mihalović was a politician from Croatia. He served as ban of Croatia from 29 June 1917 until 20 January 1919. He was a member of a noble family Mihalović, which oldest known member came from Macedonia to Croatia in 1733.-External links:* at Rulers.org... |
June 29, 1917 - January 20, 1919 | (born 1868, died 1949) |
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Ban was also the title of the governor of each province (called banovina) of the Kingdom of YugoslaviaKingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
between 1929 and 1941. The weight of the title was far less than that of a medieval ban's feudal office. Most of Croatian territory was divided between Sava and Littoral Banovina, but also some parts were outside this provinces.
In 1939 Banovina of Croatia
Banovina of Croatia
The Banovina of Croatia or Banate of Croatia was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1939 and 1943 . Its capital was at Zagreb and it included most of present-day Croatia along with portions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia...
was created with Cvetković-Maček agreement
Cvetkovic-Macek Agreement
The Cvetković-Maček Agreement was a political agreement on the internal divisions in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia which was settled on August 23, 1939 by Yugoslav prime minister Dragiša Cvetković and Vladko Maček, a Croat politician...
as a unit of limited autonomy. It consisted of Sava and Littoral Banovina along with smaller parts of Vrbas, Zeta, Drina and Danube Banovina's. Ivan Šubašić
Ivan Šubašic
Ivan Šubašić was a Croatian and Yugoslav politician, best known as the last Ban of Banovina of Croatia.He was born in Vukova Gorica, then in Austria-Hungary. He finished grammar and high school in Zagreb, and enrolled onto the Faculty of Theology at the University of Zagreb...
was appointed for the Ban of Banovina of Croatia until the collapse of Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1941. Šubašić was also the last person who held the position of Croatian Ban.
Bans in the Yugoslav Kingdom
Following a brief period of self-rule at the end of World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, Croatia was incorporated into the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918, under the Karađorđević dynasty.
| Ivan Paleček | January 20, 1919 - November 24, 1919 | |
| Tomislav Tomljenović | November 24, 1919 - February 22, 1920 | |
| Matko Laginja Matko Laginja Matko Laginja , was a Croatian lawyer and politician.He earned a doctorate in law in Graz... |
February 22, 1920 - December 11, 1920 | (born 1852, died 1930) |
| Teodor Bošnjak | December 23, 1920 - March 2, 1921 | acting Ban |
| Tomislav Tomljenović | March 2, 1921 - July 3, 1921 |
In 1929, the new Constitution of the Kingdom renamed it Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
and split up Croatia between several banovina
Banovina
Banovina may refer to:* One of the subdivisions of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1929 to 1941* Any territory ruled by a ban * Banovina in central Croatia, also known as Banija...
s (provinces):
| Sava Banovina The Sava Banovina or Sava Banate was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1939. This province consisted of much of present-day Croatia and was named for the Sava River... |
Littoral Banovina The Littoral Banovina or Littoral Banate was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1939. This province consisted of much of the historical region of Dalmatia, now in Croatia, and parts of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina and was named for its coastal location... |
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| Josip Silović | October 3, 1929 - 19.. | |||||||||
| Ivo N. Perović | 19.. - 1935 | |||||||||
| Marko Kostrenčić | 1935–1936 | |||||||||
| Viktor Ružić | 1936 - 26 August 1939 |
Ivo Tartaglia
Dr. Ivo Tartaglia was "a committed anti-fascist",a former ban of the province of Littoral Banovina , and the 29th mayor of Split, Yugoslavia .-Biography:Tartaglia was born in Spilt in 1880...
In 1939, the Banovina of Croatia
Banovina of Croatia
The Banovina of Croatia or Banate of Croatia was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1939 and 1943 . Its capital was at Zagreb and it included most of present-day Croatia along with portions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia...
was created with Cvetković-Maček agreement
Cvetkovic-Macek Agreement
The Cvetković-Maček Agreement was a political agreement on the internal divisions in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia which was settled on August 23, 1939 by Yugoslav prime minister Dragiša Cvetković and Vladko Maček, a Croat politician...
as a unit of limited autonomy within Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
It consisted of Sava and Littoral Banovina along with smaller parts of Vrbas, Zeta, Drina and Danube Banovina's.
| Ivan Šubašić Ivan Šubašic Ivan Šubašić was a Croatian and Yugoslav politician, best known as the last Ban of Banovina of Croatia.He was born in Vukova Gorica, then in Austria-Hungary. He finished grammar and high school in Zagreb, and enrolled onto the Faculty of Theology at the University of Zagreb... |
August 26, 1939 - April 10, 1941 | (born May 7, 1892, died March 22, 1955) |
See also
- Croatian Parliament
- List of rulers of Croatia
- History of CroatiaHistory of CroatiaCroatia first appeared as a duchy in the 7th century and then as a kingdom in the 10th century. From the 12th century it remained a distinct state with its ruler and parliament, but it obeyed the kings and emperors of various neighboring powers, primarily Hungary and Austria. The period from the...
- Timeline of Croatian historyTimeline of Croatian historyThis is a timeline of Croatian history. To read about the background to these events, see History of Croatia. See also the list of rulers of Croatia and years in Croatia.This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing...
- Tabula BanalisTabula BanalisThe Tabula Banalis was the supreme court of Croatia. It was established by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor in 1723. The court was presided over by the Ban of Croatia or by his deputy. For more important trials it was the first instance court, and served as the court of appeal for verdicts of the...
External links
- "Bans of Croatia and Dalmatia (style Ban Hrvatske i Dalmacije)" at World Statesmen.org