Nikola Jurišić

Nikola Jurišić
Bornc. 1490
Senj, Croatia
Died1543 (aged c. 53)
Kőszeg
RankGeneral
BattlesThe Battle of Vienna
SpouseKatrina Jurisic
Statue of Nikola Jurišić in Senj, Croatia (left) and in Kőszeg, Hungary (right).

Baron Nikola Jurišić (Hungarian: Jurisich Miklós; c. 1490 – 1543) was a Croatian nobleman, soldier, and diplomat. He is known for commanding a force of 700–800 soldiers during the Siege of Kőszeg against a much larger Ottoman army of 120,000–140,000, stopping its advance.

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