Ilona Zrínyi
Countess Ilona Zrínyi (Croatian: Jelena Zrinska, Hungarian: Zrínyi Ilona) (1643, Ozalj – 18 February 1703, Izmit) was a noblewoman and heroine. She was one of the last surviving members of the Croatian-Hungarian Zrinski/Zrínyi noble family. She was the daughter of Petar Zrinski, Ban (viceroy) of Croatia, the niece of both Miklós Zrínyi and Fran Krsto Frankopan and the wife of Francis Rákóczi I and Imre Thököly, as well as the mother of Francis Rákóczi II. She is remembered in history for her Defense of Palanok Castle against the Imperial army in 1685-1688, an act for which she was regarded a heroine in Hungary.
| Jelena Zrinska Zrínyi Ilona | |
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| Countess | |
Zrínyi Ilona (1643–1703), portrait from the Hungarian National Museum | |
| Born | 1643 Ozalj, Kingdom of Kingdom of Croatia |
| Died | 18 February 1703 Izmit, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | St Elisabeth Cathedral, Kassa (present-day Košice, Slovakia) |
| Spouse | Francis I Rákóczi, Imre Thököly |
| Issue | György (Juraj), Julianna Borbála (Julijana Barbara), Ferenc (Franjo), Erzsébet (Elizabeta) |
| House | House of Zrinski |
| Father | Petar Zrinski, Ban (viceroy) of Croatia |
| Mother | Katarina Zrinska née Frankopan |
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