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Petar Berislavić (or Péter Beriszló in Hungarian) (
Trogir Trogir (; historically known as Traù (from Dalmatian, Venetian and Italian: ); la, Tragurium; Ancient Greek: Τραγύριον, ''Tragyrion'' or Τραγούριον, ''Tragourion'') is a historic town and harbour on the Adriatic coast in ...
, 1475 – 20 May 1520), a member of the Berislavići Trogirski noble family, was the ban (
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) of Croatia from 1513 to 1520 and also bishop of
Veszprém Veszprém (; german: Weißbrunn, sl, Belomost) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of ...
.Hrvatska enciklopedija: Berislavić, Petar
/ref> Petar was born in
Trogir Trogir (; historically known as Traù (from Dalmatian, Venetian and Italian: ); la, Tragurium; Ancient Greek: Τραγύριον, ''Tragyrion'' or Τραγούριον, ''Tragourion'') is a historic town and harbour on the Adriatic coast in ...
. Before he became ban he rose to the title of
bishop of Veszprém A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
in the
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. He is most known for being one of the leaders of the
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during the Ottoman invasions into their territory. He is also said to have been an associate of the writer
Marko Marulić Marko Marulić Splićanin (), in Latin Marcus Marulus Spalatensis (18 August 1450 – 5 January 1524), was a Croatian poet, lawyer, judge, and Renaissance humanist who coined the term "psychology". He is the national poet of Croatia. According to ...
. Petar had two decisive victories against the Ottoman force. The first in 1513 at the
battle of Dubica The Battle of Dubica ( hr, Bitka kod Dubice) was fought on 16 August 1513 between the Kingdom of Croatia and the Ottoman Empire. The Croatian army was commanded by Petar Berislavić, Ban of Croatia, while the Ottoman army was mostly composed o ...
and the second in 1518 near
Jajce Jajce (Јајце) is a town and municipality located in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 7,172 inhabitants, with ...
. In 1520 he was killed and beheaded after the battle of Plješevica between
Bihać Bihać ( cyrl, Бихаћ) is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovin ...
and
Korenica Korenica is a village in Lika, Croatia, located in the municipality of Plitvička Jezera, on the D1 road between Plitvice and Udbina. According to 2011 census it has 1,766 residents. It is the seat of the Plitvička Jezera Municipality. In SF ...
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Bans of Croatia 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Croatia Berislavić noble family 15th-century Croatian nobility 16th-century Croatian nobility 1520 deaths People from Trogir 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Hungary Military commanders of Croatian kingdoms Medieval Croatian nobility 1475 births Bishops of Veszprém Royal treasurers (Kingdom of Hungary) 16th-century Croatian military personnel {{Europe-noble-stub