Juraj Ratkaj
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Born22 December 1612
Died9 January 1666 (aged 53)
OthernamesJuraj Rattkay
Occupationshistorian, priest and nobleman
Juraj Ratkaj | |
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| Born | 22 December 1612 |
| Died | 9 January 1666 (aged 53) |
| Other names | Juraj Rattkay |
| Occupations | historian, priest and nobleman |
Juraj Ratkaj (also known as Juraj Rattkay, born in Veliki Tabor, on December 22, 1612 — Zagreb, on September 1, 1666) was a Croatian[1] historian, priest and nobleman. Born in the Ratkaj Croatian noble family, barons of Veliki Tabor, he was a member of the Society of Jesus. Later on he became a priest and the canon of Zagreb. He took part in the Thirty Years' War in 1647 and fought the Ottomans as well. His best known work is Memoria regum et banorum regnorum Dalmatiae, Croatiae et Sclavoniae (Memory of the kings and bans of the kingdoms of Dalmatia, Croatia and Slavonia).
