Petar Berislavić (or Péter Beriszló in Hungarian) ( Trogir, 1475 – 20 May 1520), a member of the Berislavići Trogirski noble family, was the

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(

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) of

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from 1513 to 1520 and also bishop of

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.Hrvatska enciklopedija: Berislavić, Petar
/ref> Petar was born in Trogir. Before he became ban he rose to the title of

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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. Petar had two decisive victories against the Ottoman force. The first in 1513 at the

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and the second in 1518 near

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. In 1520 he was killed and beheaded after the battle of Plješevica between Bihać and Korenica.

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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