Ivan III Drašković
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Ivan III Drašković is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, where he graduated in law, Drašković spoke several foreign languages.
On January 29, 1629 he married Barbara Thurzó
Thurzo
Thurzo or Turzo was a Hungarian noble family from the 15th century to the first half of the 17th century.The ancestors of the Thurzo family came to the Kingdom of Hungary from Lower Austria....
, a Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
countess, and they had five children, among which two sons, John IV and Nicholas II.
Political and military career
During his lifetime, the DraškovićHouse 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...
family achieved the highest point of its power, wealth and influence. Due to his successes in battles against the Ottomans
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, Ivan III Drašković was well-known as defensor Croatiae (defender of Croatia), having organised the Croatian
Kingdom 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...
defence forces, fortified the towns and castles, as well as built border
Border
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military strongholds at the same time. On September 4, 1631 he was given (together with his brother Nicholas I and his cousin Caspar II) the title count
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
by the Croato-Hungarian
Croatia in personal union with Hungary
Kingdom of Croatia after the succession crisis become a part of Kingdom of Hungary and — depending on sources — either was incorporated into Hungary or Croatia existed in a personal union with Hungary....
king Ferdinand II
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand II , a member of the House of Habsburg, was Holy Roman Emperor , King of Bohemia , and King of Hungary . His rule coincided with the Thirty Years' War.- Life :...
.
In his career Drašković was, among other duties, a cavalry
Cavalry
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captain, master of king's chamberlains and king's secret advisor. On July 10, 1640 he was appointed ban (viceroy)
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...
of Croatia
Kingdom 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 superior commander of Karlovac
Karlovac
Karlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...
military frontier
Military Frontier
The Military Frontier was a borderland of Habsburg Austria and later the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, which acted as the cordon sanitaire against incursions from the Ottoman Empire...
. Thus he was the third member of the family sitting (so far) on the ban's throne, after his father Ivan II
Ivan Draškovic
Ivan II Drašković was a Croatian ban and member of the Drašković noble family.He is known as having defended Turopolje from the Turks in 1570. He became ban in 1595. He settled in Gomirje. Drašković was also wary of the Protestant Reformation....
and his grandfather's brother Juraj
Juraj Drašković
Juraj II Drašković , February 5, 1525 – January 31, 1587) was a Croatian nobleman, statesman and Catholic bishop and cardinal, very powerful and influential in the Croato-Hungarian Kingdom...
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On September 22, 1640 the king Ferdinand III
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III was Holy Roman Emperor from 15 February 1637 until his death, as well as King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria.-Life:...
summoned a diet
Diet (assembly)
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in Požun (Bratislava) where Drašković was appointed palatine of Hungary
Hungary
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, the highest dignitary in that country after the king
Monarch
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.
Death and funeral
Having performed the high function of hungarian palatine, Drašković suddenly died on August 5, 1648 in his new domain OlováryOlováry
Olováry is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.-External links:*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html...
in the Banská Bystrica Region
Banská Bystrica Region
The Banská Bystrica Region is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe.-Geography:It is located in the central part of Slovakia and has an area of 9,455 km². The region is prevailingly mountains, with several ranges within the area. The highest of them are the Low Tatras...
(today's southern Slovakia
Slovakia
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), he had been given a short time before his death by the king Ferdinand III
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III was Holy Roman Emperor from 15 February 1637 until his death, as well as King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria.-Life:...
. He was buried during a solemn funeral rite in the St. Martin's Cathedral in Pozsony, Požun, which served as the coronation church of the 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...
, between 1563 and 1830. His grave is situated next to the grave of his father.
See also
- House of DraškovićHouse of DraškovicThe 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...
- List of rulers of Croatia
- Croatian nobilityCroatian nobilityCroatian nobility refers to the noble families of Croatia, Slavonia, Dalmatia, Istria, Bosnia and Republic of Ragusa.-General history of Croatian nobility:Croatian nobility titles mostly were granted by the kings of Croatia, later kings of Hungary-Croatia...
- Trakošćan Castle