Miklós Zrínyi

Miklós Zrínyi (Croatian: Nikola VII. Zrinski, Hungarian: Zrínyi Miklós; 5 January 1620 – 18 November 1664) was a Croatian and Hungarian military leader, statesman and poet. He was a member of the House of Zrinski, a Croatian-Hungarian noble family. He is the author of the first epic poem, The Peril of Sziget, in Hungarian literature.

For the member of the Zrinski family and great-grandfather who lived in the 16th century, see Nikola IV Zrinski.
Nikola Zrinski
Zrínyi Miklós
Ban (viceroy) of Croatia
Portrait of Nikola Zrinski by Jan Thomas van Ieperen, Lobkowicz Palace, Prague.
Ban of Croatia
Reign1647–1664
PredecessorIvan III Drašković
SuccessorPetar Zrinski
Born(1620-01-05)5 January 1620
Csáktornya, Kingdom of Hungary (now Čakovec, Croatia)
Died18 November 1664(1664-11-18) (aged 44)
Kursanecz, Kingdom of Hungary
(now Kuršanec, Croatia)
Noble familyHouse of Zrinski
Spouse(s)Marija Euzebija Drašković
Marija Sofija Löbl
FatherJuraj V Zrinski
MotherMagdolna Széchy
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