Background
Krsto Oršić was the son of Bernard III Oršić Slavetićki and his wife Ana née Patačić.
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Education
He was educated in Bologna and Vienna.
Career
In 1741 he devoted himself to military career, taking part in several wars and many battles like War of the Austrian Succession and Seven Years" War. During his lifetime, Oršić performed some other duties as well, for instance the assessor at the Croatian Parliament seat in Zagreb and grand župan of Zagreb County. As a descendant of a distinguished and rich noble family, he owned a large number of castles, palaces and estates in Croatia, e.g.
Gornja Stubica Castle, Gornja Bistra Castle at Zaprešić, Slavetić Castle at Jastrebarsko, Jurketinec Castle at Varaždin, castle in Severin na Kupi and palaces in Zagreb and Varaždin.
On the site of a previous fortress from the Middle Ages in Gornja Stubica, he had a brand new baroque castle built in 1756. Between 1770 and 1775 he had another baroque castle constructed on his Gornja Bistra estate.
Josipa soon died (in 1778 in neighbouring Oroslavje) and Krsto lived alone until his death in Zagreb in 1782.
