Career
His name is also spelled as Gjuro or George, whilst his surname is also spelled as Khevenhiller. He is famous because he was responsible for building Karlovac and because leading Croatian writer Miroslav Krleža wrote a song named after him. A nephew of the Carinthian governor Christoph Khevenhüller (1503–1557), young George became a councillor at the court of the Habsburg emperor Ferdinand I and his successor Maximilian World War II In 1565 he was appointed governor (Landeshauptmann) of Carinthia, later also President of the Inner Austrian Court Chamber at Graz and Court Chamberlain of Archduke Charles II of Austria.
He served as an officer in the Ottoman–Habsburg wars in the Kingdom of Croatia
Khevenhüller is remembered in Croatia as a very cruel manitoba
He built the City of Karlovac in honour of Charles II, Archduke of Austria. He had gathered numerous serfs and forced them to built Karlovac.
On 21 August 1578, Khevenhiller and baron Krsto Ungnad went from Slunj to Bihać. Khevenhiller acquired Hochosterwitz Castle by purchase and built Annabichl Castle.
He had two wives, Sibylla Weitmoser and Anna von Thurzo.