Ilona Zrínyi
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Countess Ilona Zrínyi (Croatian: Jelena Zrinska, Hungarian: Zrínyi Ilona) (1643, Ozalj – 18 February 1703, Izmit) was a noblewoman and heroine. She was one of the last surviving members of the Croatian-Hungarian Zrinski/Zrínyi noble family. She was the daughter of Petar Zrinski, Ban (viceroy) of Croatia, the niece of both Miklós Zrínyi and Fran Krsto Frankopan and the wife of Francis Rákóczi I and Imre Thököly, as well as the mother of Francis Rákóczi II. She is remembered in history for her Defense of Palanok Castle against the Imperial army in 1685-1688, an act for which she was regarded a heroine in Hungary.
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Jelena Zrinska Zrínyi Ilona | |
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Born | 1643 Ozalj, Kingdom of Kingdom of Croatia |
Died | 18 February 1703 Izmit, Ottoman Empire |
Burial | St Elisabeth Cathedral, Kassa (present-day Košice, Slovakia) |
Spouse | Francis I Rákóczi, Imre Thököly |
Issue | György (Juraj), Julianna Borbála (Julijana Barbara), Ferenc (Franjo), Erzsébet (Elizabeta) |
House | House of Zrinski |
Father | Petar Zrinski, Ban (viceroy) of Croatia |
Mother | Katarina Zrinska née Frankopan |
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