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Josip Jelačić
83rd Ban of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia
Years: 1801 - 1859
Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim (16 October 1801, Peterwaradein – 20 May 1859, Zagreb; also spelled Jellachich, Jellačić or Jellasics, in German: Joseph Graf Jelačić von Bužim) is the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859.
He is a member of the House of Jelačić and a noted army general, remembered for his military campaigns during the Revolutions of 1848 and for his abolition of serfdom in Croatia.
