Miklós Zrínyi
Nikola Zrinski Nikola Zrinski | |
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| Ban (viceroy) of Croatia | |
Portrait of Nikola Zrinski by Jan Thomas van Ieperen, Lobkowicz Palace, Prague. | |
| Ban of Croatia | |
| Reign | 1647–1664 |
| Predecessor | Ivan III Drašković |
| Successor | Petar Zrinski |
| Born | 5 January 1620 Csáktornya, Kingdom of Hungary (now Čakovec, Croatia) |
| Died | 18 November 1664 (aged 44) Kursanecz, Kingdom of Hungary (now Kuršanec, Croatia) |
| Noble family | House of Zrinski |
| Spouse(s) | Marija Euzebija Drašković Marija Sofija Löbl |
| Father | Juraj V Zrinski |
| Mother | Magdolna Széchy |
Miklós Zrínyi (Croatian: Nikola VII. Zrinski, Hungarian: Zrínyi Miklós; 5 January 1620 – 18 November 1664) was a Croatian and Hungarian military leader, statesman and poet. He was a member of the House of Zrinski, a Croatian-Hungarian noble family. He is the author of the first epic poem, The Peril of Sziget, in Hungarian literature.