Ivan II Drašković (; 1550 – 1613) was a

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n nobleman and politician from the

Drašković Drašković (meaning "''son of Draško''") is a surname used in Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, and may refer to: * Drašković family, Croatian noble family ** Juraj Drašković (1525–1587), Croatian cardinal and ban (viceroy) ** Ivan II Dra� ...

noble family. He was

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from 1595 to 1606.

Biography

He was born as a son of Gašpar Drašković, from who he inherited the title of baron, and his hungarian wife Catherine Székely. Ivan Drašković married Hungarian Baroness Éva Istvánffy, daughter of Miklós Istvánffy. He is known as having defended Turopolje from the

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in 1570. He became Ban of Croatia in 1595. During his time in office, Drašković opposed

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, which led to laws being brought which prohibited Protestants settling in Croatia. Ivan Drašković renounced the office of Ban of Croatia during the

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session on 10 April 1606, but held the office until 1608. He was succeeded by

Tamás Erdődy Count Tamás Erdődy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló (, ; 1558 – 17 January 1624), also anglicised as Thomas Erdődy, was a Hungarian-Croatian nobleman, who served as Ban of Croatia between 1583-1595 and 1608-1615 and a member of the House of Erd ...

. His son and greatgrandson later became bans as well.

Legacy

He is notable for his strong support and advocacy of the 1607 founding of the

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, which is the first and oldest currently operating institution of higher education in the city. Goldstein, Ivo - Szabo, Agneza, Povijest zagrebačke Klasične gimnazije (1607. - 2007.), Zagreb, 2007., str. 11. - 20.,

External links

Drašković family, barons created in 1569 and counts in 1631 (text in the Croatian Family Lexicon)Ivan II Drašković, founder of the "Banal" branch of the family
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References

Ivan Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the B ...

Bans of Croatia 1590s in Croatia Masters of the treasury (Kingdom of Hungary) Military commanders of Croatian kingdoms Croatian barons Habsburg Croats 16th-century Croatian nobility 17th-century Croatian nobility 1550 births 1613 deaths {{Croatia-bio-stub