Count Krsto II Oršić Slavetićki (), (1718–1782) was a Croatian nobleman and high-ranking

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in the

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imperial army service, a member of the Oršić noble family.

Life

Krsto Oršić was the son of Bernard III Oršić Slavetićki and his wife Ana

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Patačić. He was educated in

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and

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. In 1741 he devoted himself to military career, taking part in several wars and many battles like

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and

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. He achieved the rank of

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. During his lifetime, Oršić performed some other duties as well, for instance the assessor at the

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seat in Zagreb and grand župan of

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. In 1744, he married the Hungarian countess, Josipa (Jozefa) Zichy (1725–1778) who bore him sons Adam (1748–1820) and Franjo (1758–1807). She also published a

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manual in

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on livestock titled ''Betegujuče živine vračitel'' (1772, Zagreb), one of the first such manuals in Croatia. As a descendant of a distinguished and rich noble family, he owned a large number of castles, palaces and estates in

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, e.g. Gornja Stubica Castle, Gornja Bistra Castle at

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, Slavetić Castle at

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, Jurketinec Castle at

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, castle in

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and palaces in

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and

. On the site of a previous fortress from the

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, he had a brand new

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castle built in 1756. Between 1770 and 1775 he had another

castle constructed on his

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estate. Around 1780, he also had built another three storey palace with a

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roof in Zagreb, at todays Opatička 14 street. After he retired from the army, Krsto Oršić withdrew with his wife Josipa to his newly built Gornja Bistra castle, where they spent their last years together. Josipa soon died (in 1778 in neighbouring

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) and Krsto lived alone until his death in

in 1782.

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Krsto Oršić - a member of an old Croatian noble family
* ttp://arhinet.arhiv.hr/_Generated/Pages/Stvaratelji.PublicDetails.aspx?ItemId=11566 Krsto Oršić - most distinguished member of the Oršić family in the 18th century*
Krsto Count Oršić of Slavetić - ''Feldmarschalleutnant'' of the Habsburg monarchy imperial armyFiles of Adam Oršić, Krsto's son
{{DEFAULTSORT:Orsic, Krsto II Croatian nobility Counts of Croatia Austrian military personnel 1718 births 1782 deaths 18th-century Croatian nobility

Life

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