- Petar Keglević
Petar Keglević of
Bužim (-1554 or 1555) was the ban ofCroatia ,Dalmatia , andSlavonia from 1537 to 1542.From 1521 to 1522 he was captain, and later ban, of
Jajce . He distinguished himself in battles against theOttoman Empire . After theBattle of Mohács he sided with Emperor Ferdinand againstJohn Zápolya . From 1533 to 1537 he was the royalcommissary for Croatia and Slavonia, while from 1538 to 1542 he was ban.He increased his family's holdings through purchases (
Kostel ,Krapina ) and royal gifts (Bijela Stijena nearPakrac ,Novigrad ,Lobor ). After the death of Keglević's son-in-law Gašpar Ernušt, he assumed ownership of his possessions inMeđimurje . Because of this Emperor Ferdinand removed him from his position as ban, confiscating his properties, and imprisonning him (1546). In 1548 he was granted an amnesty, and was returnedall of his goods along with his grandfather's Bužim where he died in 1554 or 1555.
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