The Zrinski family, known also as Zrínyi in Hungarian, was a Croatian noble family, influential in the Croato-Hungarian Kingdom during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe. The Lords and Barons prove their Nobility by hanging their Banners and exposing their Coats-of-arms at the door of the Lodge of the Heralds. ... The official entering of Croatia into personal union with Hungary, becoming part of the Kingdom of Hungary, had several important consequences. ... The wars of the Ottoman Empire in Europe marked the better part of the history of southeastern Europe, notably, giving infamy to the Balkans. ...

The Zrinskis, "those of Zrin", is a branch of the Šubić family, which arose when king Louis I the Great needed some of the Šubićs' fortresses for his coming wars against Venice, and the city of Zadar in particular. Louis I took their estates around Bribir in the Hrvatsko Primorje hinterlands (they used to be known as "princes of Bribir") and gave them the Zrin estate in the Croatian region of Banovina, near the modern city of Petrinja. The Šubić family were a noble family of Croatia. ... Louis the Great Louis I (the Great), Ludwik Węgierski (1326 - 1382) became king of Hungary in 1342. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia), nicknamed the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice in Italy. ... Zadar (Italian Zara, Latin Iader or Iadera) is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of 82 000 (2005). ... Coat of arms Bribir is a town in Croatia. ... Ban was a title used in some states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 9th century and the 20th century. ... Petrinja (German and Italian: Petrinia) is a city in central Croatia, near Sisak in the historic region of Banovina. ...

Princess Jelena Šubić married Vladislav Kotromanić. Their first born child Tvrtko I became the Ban of Bosnia and since 1377 the King of Bosnia. Their niece and adopted daughter Elizabeta Kotromanić, Elizabeth of Bosnia, married Louis I the Great. Elizabeth's and Louis' daughters succeeded their father and became queens in their own right, Mary of Hungary and Jadwiga of Poland, respectively. The Å ubić family were a noble family of Croatia. ... Kotromanić dynasty ruled in Bosnia and Herzegovina from late 13th century until mid 15th century. ... Tvrtko Kotromanić (1338?-1391) was an important native ruler of medieval Bosnia who transformed the country from an autonomous banate into an independent kingdom. ... Ban is a title of either Avar or Illyrian origin, the title was used in some states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century. ... Approximate borders between Bosnia (marked light) and Herzegovina (marked dark) Historically and geographically, the region known as Bosnia (natively Bosna/Босна) comprises the northern part of the present-day country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... // Events January 17 – Pope Gregory XI enters Rome. ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... Kotromanić dynasty ruled in Bosnia and Herzegovina from late 13th century until mid 15th century. ... Louis the Great Louis I (the Great), Ludwik Węgierski (1326 - 1382) became king of Hungary in 1342. ... Mary of Hungary (c. ... This article is about the 14th-century queen and saint. ...

The Zrinskis were Croats and played a crucial role in the history of the Croatian state, both before their arrival to Zrin and after. On the other hand, they also had the national identity called hungarus or natio hungarica, which means "somebody from the Kingdom of Hungary", regardless of the language they speak. They were one of many noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary. This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... The Kingdom of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Királyság) is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ... This article deals with some titles of the nobility and royalty in the Kingdom of Hungary. ...

Because they lived, worked and intermarried with nobility from all parts of the multiethnic kingdom, it was natural and expected to be fluent in four or five languages. It is sure, that Nicholas Zrinski spoke at least Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Turkish and of course Latin. It is also interesting that he is the most prominent Hungarian poet in the 17th century, while his brother Peter is known for his poems in Croatian language. Portrait of Miklós Zrínyi by Viktor Madarász Nicholas Zrinski (Croatian: Nikola Zrinski, Hungarian: Zrínyi Miklós; 1620-1664) was a Croatian and Hungarian warrior, statesman and poet, member of the Zrinski noble family. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... The Zrinski family, known as Zrínyi in Hungarian, was an noble family from Croatia influential in the Kingdom of Hungary during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe. ...

The family gave four bans of Croatia (viceroy s): // Earliest history The details of the arrival of the Croats are scarcely documented. ... A viceroy is a royal official who governs a country or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. ...

• Nicholas Šubić Zrinski (Nikola Šubić Zrinski in Croatian, Szigeti Zrínyi Miklós in Hungarian) (1508-1566, ban: 1542-1556)
• George Zrinski (Juraj Zrinski in Croatian, Zrínyi György in Hungarian) (ban: 1622-1626)
• Nicholas Zrinski (Nikola Zrinski in Croatian, Zrínyi Miklós in Hungarian) (1620-1664, ban: 1647-1664)
• Petar Zrinski (Petar Zrinski in Croatian, Zrínyi Péter in Hungarian) (1621–30 March 1671, ban: 1665-1670)

Joannes Torquatus de Corbavia who was the ban between 1521 and 1524 had also married one Helen Zrinski. Another Helen Zrinski was the wife of Francis I Rákóczi (whom she married in 1666) and of Imre Thököly (whom she married in 1682). Nikola Šubić Zrinski or Miklós Zrínyi, (1508-1566), Croatian and Hungarian hero, member of the Zrinski noble family. ... Portrait of Miklós Zrínyi by Viktor Madarász Nicholas Zrinski (Croatian: Nikola Zrinski, Hungarian: Zrínyi Miklós; 1620-1664) was a Croatian and Hungarian warrior, statesman and poet, member of the Zrinski noble family. ... The Zrinski family, known as Zrínyi in Hungarian, was an noble family from Croatia influential in the Kingdom of Hungary during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe. ... Krbava (Latin: Corbavia) is a region of mountainous Croatia. ... The Rákóczi (older spelling Rákóczy) were a noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary between the 13th century and 18th century. ... Count Imre Thököly de Késmárk (Thököly/Tököly/Tökölli Imre in Hungarian; Imrich Tököli in Slovak; Emericq Thököly according to his most frequent signature) (1657-1705), statesman, leader of an anti-Habsburg uprising, prince of Transylvania. ...

During Stanley's expedition in Africa in 1882, his explorer and confidant Croat from Požega Dragutin Lerman in Congo discovered the waterfalls which he named "Zrinski chutes." Sir Henry Morton Stanley (also known as Bula Matari (Breaker of Rocks) in Congo), born John Rowlands (January 28, 1841 – May 10, 1904), was a 19th-century Welsh-born American journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Dragutin Lerman (August 24, 1863 - July 12, 1918) was a Croatian explorer. ...

Already at the end of the twelfth century the Šubić family whose native place was Bribir inherited the title of princes and later on their power steadily increased, so that they possessed the territory between the rivers Krka and Zrmanja and the sea by the 13th century. At the outset of the 14th century, Pavao Šubić governed Bosnia as far as the Drina. Later on the town of Zrin by which they gained the epithet Zrinski fell into their hands. In the 16th century, Ban Nikola Zrinski gained dominion over Medjimurje with its capital at Čakovec. The Å ubić family were a noble family of Croatia. ... Coat of arms Bribir is a town in Croatia. ... Skradinski buk Krka is a river in Croatias Dalmatia region, with length circa 73 km; famous for its numerous waterfalls. ... Zrmanja is a river in northern Dalmatia, Croatia. ... Pavao I Å ubić Bribirski (died on May 1, 1312), Croatian leader and member of the Å ubić noble family. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Portrait of Miklós Zrínyi by Viktor Madarász Nicholas Zrinski (Croatian: Nikola Zrinski, Hungarian: Zrínyi Miklós; 1620-1664) was a Croatian and Hungarian warrior, statesman and poet, member of the Zrinski noble family. ... Medjimurje (Međimurska županija, Muraköz in Hungarian) is a triangle-shaped county in the northernmost part of Croatia. ... Coat of arms ÄŒakovec (approximate pronunciation: chuckovets) is a city located in northern part of Croatia and the second northernmost city of the country. ...

It is less known that successors of Zrinski family are by occasion still alive in Greece under the family name Sdrinias. The common knowledge is that noble families Zrinski and Frankopans were perished by death sentence in Wiener Neustadt on April 30th 1671 because of their role in the so called Zrinski-Frankopan Plot (in Hungarian called historiography Wesselényi Plot) against the Emperor. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I Habsburg (June 9, 1640 – May 5, 1705), Holy Roman emperor, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna of Spain. ...

Quotes

Deeds are better witnesses than men

Petar Zrinski.

Last Letter of Ban Petar Zrinski to his wife Katarina:

My dear heart;

Do not be too sorrowful and upset on account of this letter. God's will be done. Tomorrow at ten o'clock they will cut off my head and your brother's too. Today we pardoned each other with all our heart. Therefore I ponder this letter and ask you for everlasting forgiveness. If I have mistreated you in some way, or offended you, as well I know, forgive me. In the name of our Father I am quite prepared to die and am not afraid. I hope that the Almighty God who has humbled me in this world will have mercy on me. I would pray to him and ask him to whom tomorrow I hope to come that we may meet each other in everlasting glory before the Lord. I know nothing else to write to you about, neither our son nor the rest of our poor possessions. I have left this to God's will. Do not be sorry, everything had to be so. In Wiener Neustadt, the day before the last day of my life, at seven o'clock in the evening, April 29th, 1671. May Almighty God bless you together with our daughter Aurora Veronika.

Petar Zrinski.

Miscellaneous

The Croatian football club NK Zrinjski from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina is named after the Zrinski family. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... NK Zrinjski Mostar is a football team from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Mostar is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. ...

External links

• Zrinski stamps
• http://genealogy.euweb.cz/hung/zrinyi.html