Background
Born as the son of Petar II Zrinski (1435–1493), who had fallen in the battle of Krbava field, Nikola III Zrinski lived on his large Zrin estate in central Croatia.
Born as the son of Petar II Zrinski (1435–1493), who had fallen in the battle of Krbava field, Nikola III Zrinski lived on his large Zrin estate in central Croatia.
Nikola is known for his attendance of the 1527 election in Cetin when Ferdinand I, Archduke of Austria was elected the new king of Croatia. Among the seals of six Croatian noblemen on the charter confirming the election there is also his seal. Moreover, some historians believe that Zrinski was the one who played the crucial role for Ferdinand"s choice.
In his Gvozdansko Castle, not far from Zrin, he had his own silver coins minted, like his father had done before.
There were silver, gold and lead ore mines, smelteries, foundries and mints in his property. In the time of the threatening Ottoman danger, Nikola III Zrinski died in Zrin and was buried in the neighbouring Franciscan church of Saint Margaret (according to some historians: church of Street Mary Magdalene).