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2 unusual facts about House of Drašković


Klenovnik Castle

In the late 17 th century, king Maksimilijan sells this castle for 20 000 forint to noble Croatian families Gašpar I Drašković.

Opeka Manor

It was founded in the 17th century by the Counts of Keglević and later owned by the Counts of Nadasdy, then Drašković and finally Bombelles (until 1945).


Croatia in the union with Hungary

However (as was common throughout Europe in the Late Middle Ages), in enabling the nobility to seize more and more economic and military power, the kingdom itself lost influence to the Frankopan, Šubić, Lacković, Nelipčić, Kačić, Kurjaković, Drašković, Babonić and other families.

Sevnica Castle

The castle remained the ownership of the Archdiocese of Salzburg until 1803, but in the meantime, the family Auersperg inherited the tenure in 1675, then the family Drašković in 1688, in 1725 again Auersperg and in 1769 the family Keglević.


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