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Juraj II Drašković (George II Drashkovich Croatian: Juraj II. Drašković Hungarian: Draskovics II. György) 5 February 1525 – 31 January 1587) was a Croatian nobleman statesman and Catholic bishop and cardinal very powerful and influential in the Croato-Hungarian Kingdom. He was a member of the Drašković noble family and elected by Sabor – the Parliament of Croatia – as Ban (viceroy) of Croatia to rule the country between 1567 and 1578.

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