Krsto Ungnad

Krsto Ungnad or Kristóf Ungnád was a baron and Croatian ban,[1] whose father was named Ivan.[2]

In 1557 Ungnad, as a captain in the Croatian army, defeated the Turks in Koprivnica.

Before becoming ban he was mayor of Varaždin.[3] He assumed the role of ban in 1578. During his reign he is known to have settled a land dispute in Turopolje. He also lost territory to Ottoman Bosnia and the Croatian border was pushed north from the river Una to the Kupa.

Ungnad was a proponent of the Protestant Reformation[4] and it saw some gains in Croatia during his rule.[5]

He plays a large role in August Šenoa’s peak work Zlatarevo zlato.

Preceded by
Gašpar Alapić		 Ban of Croatia
1578-1583 		Succeeded by
Tamás Erdődy

Sources

  1. ↑ Vienac: mjesečnik HIBZ-a, Opseg 3
  2. ↑ Četvrto doba: Vladanje kraljeva iz porodice Habsburga '1527-1740)
  3. ↑ Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski: Varašdin: kratki nacrt s gledišta historičkog
  4. ↑ Protestants in Zagreb
  5. ↑ Reformation in Croatia