Juraj Drašković

Juraj II Drašković was a Croatian nobleman, statesman and Catholic bishop and cardinal, very powerful and influential in the Croatian Kingdom. He was a member of the Drašković noble family and elected by the Sabor – the Parliament of Croatia – as Ban (viceroy) of Croatia to oversee the country between 1567 and 1578.

5 February 1525

Born on the same birth day (5 February): Barbara Hershey • Charlotte Rampling • Gaston Roelants • Hiram Maxim • Jeremy Rockliff • José María Olazábal • Koto Matsudaira • Lloyd Johansson • Michael Maguire (rugby league) • Nolan Bushnell • Robert Peel • Rok Petrovič • Tarik Benhabiles • Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger