Juraj Drašković [SEP] position held
/"Bartholomew"/ Drašković (*c.1500; †1538) and his wife Ana née Utješinović, a sister of cardinal Juraj Utješinović /"George Utissenich alias George Martinuzzi"/ (*1482; †1551), bishop of Oradea and archbishop of Esztergom. Having lived in turbulent and dangerous times of Ottoman invasion, Bartol's family moved from southern Croatia to Karlovac region in the west part of the country. During Juraj's childhood, his father died and he was raised by his mother and his influential uncle Utješinović. He was schooled for priesthood in Krakow (Poland
in office, Drašković was also wary of the Protestant Reformation, which led to laws being brought which prohibited Protestants settling in Croatia. According to 17th-century historian and personal acquaintance of Drašković, Juraj Ratkaj, he even stated he would rather "separate himself and the kingdom (Croatia) entirely from the Crown, than having the Protestants succeed in their aspirations". Although this is disputed by modern historiography.
Ivan Drašković renounced the office of Ban of Croatia during the Croatian Parliament session on 10 April 1606, but held