Ilona Zrínyi Royalty

Countess Ilona Zrínyi (Croatian: Jelena Zrinska, Hungarian: Zrínyi Ilona) (*Ozalj, 1643; †Izmit, 18 February 1703) was one of the last surviving members of the Croatian Zrinski/Zrínyi noble family and one of the greatest heroines of Croatian and Hungarian history. She was the daughter of Petar Zrinski, Ban (viceroy) of Croatia, and the wife of Francis Rákóczi I and Imre Thököly, as well as the mother of Francis Rákóczi II.

Personal facts

Ilona Zrínyi
Birth place
Ozalj , Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1703
Place of death
Ottoman Empire , Nicomedia , İzmit
Resting place
Slovakia , Košice , St. Elisabeth Cathedral
Parents
Ban of Croatia
Katarina Zrinska
Spouse
Francis I Rákóczi
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