Juraj IV Zrinski
| Juraj IV Zrinski Zrínyi IV. György |
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Juraj IV Zrinski (1549-1603)
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| Born | 13 April 1549 |
| Died | 4 May 1603 (aged 54) Vép near Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg Monarchy |
| House | House of Zrinski |
| Father | Nikola Šubić Zrinski |
| Mother | Katarina Zrinski (born Frankopan) |
Juraj IV Zrinski (Hungarian: Zrínyi IV. György), (*April 13, 1549 – †Vép by Szombathely, May 4, 1603), was a Croatian count, a member of the Zrinski noble family.
He was the son of Croatian Ban (viceroy) Nikola Šubić Zrinski (*1508 - †1566.), the hero of Szigetvar, and his wife Katarina Zrinski née Frankopan (married 1543, died 1561.), a Croatian countess.
From his father he inherited a large number of estates, among which was the Međimurje County, the northernmost part of Croatia, with the large and strongly fortified Čakovec castle. Like his father, he was the Master of the treasury in the Kingdom of Hungary and Croatia.
In the time of growing and spreading Protestantism, Zrinski accepted it and adducted the Lutheran pastors to replace the Catholic priests in Croatian parishes, which caused indignation and revolt of the people. On the other hand, his contribution was the introduction of book printing into northern Croatia. In the early 70s of the 16th century he invited an Austrian printer and grafic expert named Rudolf Hoffhalter to found a printing office in Nedelišće, a village next to Čakovec. Many publications were printed there in the next couple of years (probably until 1586), among which was the famous juristic book Decretum tripartitum of the publisher Ivanuš Pergošić, the first book ever in Croatian Kajkavian dialect, printed in 1574.
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