Ivan I. Drašković
Ivan I. Drašković (* (?) Bilina Castle in Croatia ; † September 7, 1566 (?) In Szigetvár , Hungary ), was a Croatian nobleman from the Drašković family .
Life
He was the son of Bartolomäus Drašković (Croatian Bartol Drašković ) and his wife Anna Drašković born. Utješinović. Like his older brothers Georg (Croatian `` Juraj '') and Kaspar (Croatian `` Gašpar ''), he was most likely born in Bilina Castle , west of Knin .
He is mentioned in several family charter and as a cavalry commander. According to available historical sources, he died young in 1566 during the Battle of Szigetvár , side by side with his commander-in-chief Nikola Šubić Zrinski .
Ivan I. Drašković had no offspring. The aristocratic family Drašković is continued by Ivan's brother Kaspar (who got the Trakošćan Castle from the Croatian-Hungarian King Maximilian in 1569 ) and his son John II (Croatian Ivan II), who later became Ban of Croatia .
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| SURNAME | Drašković, Ivan I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Castle Bilina (Croatia) , Croatia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 1566 |
| Place of death | Szigetvár , Hungary |