Zrinski (noble family)
Zrinski , also Zrinjski ( Hungarian Zrínyi , German Serin , Zerin , Zrinyi or Zriny ), was a Croatian - Hungarian noble family .
history
The noble family Zrinski was a branch of the old Croatian noble family of Šubić , who named themselves after the Zrin castle in the Zrinska gora mountainous landscape in central Croatia since 1347 . The progenitor was Georg I. Zrinski († 1361). The noble family was elevated to the rank of count in 1554 and died out in 1703.
Bane of Croatia
The following members of the family were Bane from Croatia :
- Nikola Šubić Zrinski , from 1542 to 1556
- Georg Zrinski , from 1622 to 1626
- Nikolaus Zrinski , from 1647 to 1664
- Petar Zrinski , from 1665 to 1670
Others
The Croatian explorer Dragutin Lerman named a waterfall on the Kouilou in the Congo after the Zrinskis .
See also
Web links
Commons : Zrinski family - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
