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Ilona Zrínyi

1643–1703 · 17th century · Also known as Jelena Zrinska

Ilona Zrínyi was a Croatian-Hungarian noblewoman, widow of Francis I Rákóczi and mother of Francis II Rákóczi. In 1682 she married the Kuruc leader Imre Thököly. She defended the castle of Munkács against the Habsburg army for three years until 1688, and died in exile in the Ottoman Empire.

Ilona Zrínyi
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Principality of Upper Hungary

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