Ivan III Drašković
| Ivan III Drašković | |
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| Ban of Croatia | |
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In office 3 September 1639 – 25 September 1646 |
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| Preceded by | Zsigmond Erdődy |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Zrinski |
| Palatine of Hungary | |
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In office 25 September 1646 – 5 August 1648 |
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| Preceded by | Miklós Esterházy |
| Succeeded by | Pál Pálffy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 March 1603 Trakošćan, Kingdom of Croatia, Habsburg Monarchy |
| Died | 5 August 1648 (aged 45) Óvár, Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg Monarchy (present-day Olováry, Slovakia) |
| Resting place | St. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Spouse(s) | Borbála Thurzó (m. 29 January 1629) |
| Children | Ivan (John) IV, Barbara, Nikola (Nicholas) II, Katarina, Julija |
| Parents |
Ivan II Drašković and Eva Drašković née Istvánffy |
| Residence | Trakošćan Castle |
| Occupation |
cavalry captain, master of king's chamberlains, king's secret advisor, superior commander of Karlovac Military Frontier |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Ivan III Drašković (English: John III Drashkovich of Trakoshtyan; Hungarian: trakostyáni gróf Draskovich János, (Trakošćan, March 13, 1595(?) or 1603 – Óvár (Kingdom of Hungary), August 5, 1648), was a Croato-Hungarian warrior and statesman, a member of the Drašković noble family. He served as Palatine of Hungary from 1646 until his death.
Count Ivan III Drašković was a son of Ivan II Petar Drašković and his wife Eva Drašković née Istvánffy. Educated in Graz, Austria, where he finished philosophy studies, and in Bologna, Italy, where he graduated in law, Drašković spoke several foreign languages.
On January 29, 1629 he married Borbála Thurzó, a Hungarian countess, and they had five children, among which two sons, John IV and Nicholas II.
During his lifetime, the Drašković family achieved the highest point of its power, wealth and influence. Due to his successes in battles against the Ottomans, Ivan III Drašković was well known as defensor Croatiae (English: defender of Croatia), having organised the Croatian defence forces, fortified the towns and castles, as well as built border military strongholds at the same time. On September 4, 1631 he was given (together with his brother Nicholas I and his cousin Caspar II) the title count by the Croato-Hungarian king Ferdinand II.
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