Josip Jelačić Politician

Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim (16 October 1801 – 20 May 1859; also spelled Jellachich, Jellačić or Jellasics; in German: Joseph Graf Jelačić von Bužim) was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859. He was a member of the House of Jelačić and a noted army general, remembered for his military campaigns during the Revolutions of 1848 and for his abolition of serfdom in Croatia.

Personal facts

Josip Jelačić
Birth dateOctober 16, 1801
Birth place
Austrian Empire , Petrovaradin , Habsburg Monarchy
Religion
Catholic Church
Date of deathMay 20, 1859
Place of death
Zagreb , Austrian Empire , Habsburg Monarchy
Resting place
Croatia , Zaprešić , Novi dvori
Education
Theresian Military Academy
Spouse
Sofija Jela%C4%8Di%C4%87

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Office holder

awards
Order of St. Andrew
Military Order of Maria Theresa
military operations
Battle of Mór
Battle of Pákozd
Vienna Uprising
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Battle of Kápolna
Battle of Temesvár
Battle of Schwechat
deputy
Mirko Lentulaj
military commandImperial and Royal Army in Hungary and Croatia
military rank
Field marshal
monarch
Ferdinand I of Austria
office83rd Ban of Croatia Slavonia and Dalmatia
relation
service end1859
service start1819
successor
Johann Baptist Coronini-Cronberg

Josip Jelačić on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.mdc.hr/mgz/eng/fs-files/28.html
  2. http://www.moljac.hr/biografije/jelacic.htm