- Krsto Ungnad
Krsto Ungnad or Kristóf Ungnád was a baron and
Croatia n ban.In
1557 Ungnad, as a captain in the Croatian army, defeated the Turks inKoprivnica .Before becoming ban he was mayor of
Varaždin . He assumed the role of ban in1578 . During his reign he is known to have settled a land dispute inTuropolje . He also lost territory to Ottoman Bosnia and the Croatian border was pushed north from the river Una to theKupa .Ungnad was a proponent of the
Protestant Reformation and it saw some gains in Croatia during his rule.Ungnad plays a large role in
August Šenoa 's peak work "Zlatarevo zlato".
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