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Josip Jelačić

1801–1859 · 19th century

Josip Jelačić was ban of Croatia from 1848 to 1859 and a general in the Austrian army. In the revolutions of 1848 he led Croatian forces against the Hungarian revolutionary government and helped crush the uprising in Vienna. Serfdom in Croatia was abolished early in his time as ban. His equestrian statue stands in Zagreb's main square, which bears his name.

Josip Jelačić — Image: Ivan Zasche (1826-1863) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)

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