Ivan Lenković

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Castle captain Ivan Lenković, Uskok leader

Ivan Lenković German Johann Freiherr von Lenkowitsch († 1569 in Metlika , buried in Novo mesto , Slovenia ) was a Croatian nobleman and Uskok leader . On his tombstone is written: "Hans Lenkowitsch zu Freyenthurn an der Colp ", although he originally comes from the Lika region .

Life

As Uskoke, Ivan Lenković first appeared militarily in 1539 as captain of Senj and also as Uskok leader in the area around Senj as far as the course of the Sava river . To defend the city of Senj, he had the Nehaj fortress built. Among other things, Herbard VIII von Auersperg received his basic military training from Baron von Lenković during the time . On May 12, 1546, Lenković was appointed third Uskok leader by Count Nikolaus Salm, who was in the service of Ferdinand von Habsburg . Lenković was not only a Uskok leader, he had the village of Stari Grad Žumberački rebuilt in today's Zagreb County . In addition, it was his plan to settle the Uskoks throughout Žumberak . Ferdinand von Habsburg successfully called on November 21, 1550 that the Uskoks enter the military service of the Duchy of Carniola under the command of Ivan Lenković . According to a census of March 1, 1551, 12 Uskok leaders with a total of 315 Uskoks, a standard bearer and two military musicians performed military service in the Duchy of Carniola. Lenković had the Pobrežje (Freyenthurn) castle built between 1550 and 1557 as an important fortress in the Bela krajina . For the military services to Uskoks was a salary of 3,025 forints disbursed. In 1556 Ivan Lenković was appointed commander-in-chief of the Croatian and Slavonian Krajina . According to his strategic planning, the military border ( Vojna krajina ) was organized. During the Turkish Wars in 1557, Lenković defeated the Bosnian Pasha Ferhat with the Uskoks at Sveta Helena - Sveti Ivan Zelina .

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  1. ↑ Exhibition in the Museum of the Bela Krajina Region, Metlika 2008 ; Belokranjska dediščina, 2008, p. 28.
personal data
SURNAME Lenković, Ivan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lenković, Johann Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Croatian Uskoke
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH 1569
Place of death Metlika