Franjo Vlašić

Franjo Vlašić
Franjo Vlašić
Ban of Croatia
In office 10 February 1832 – 16 May 1840
Preceded by	Ignaz Gyulai
Succeeded by	Juraj Haulik (acting Ban)
Personal details
Born	(1766-04-24)24 April 1766 Dombóvár, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire
Died	16 May 1840(1840-05-16) (aged 74) Zagreb, Kingdom of Croatia, Austrian Empire

Franjo baron Vlašić (Austrian: Franz Vlassits; Hungarian: Vlassich Ferenc; 24 April 1766 – 16 May 1840) was a Croatian general and ban of Croatia between 1832 and 1840.

In 1784 he began his military career. Vlašić obtained the rank of general in 1813. In 1831 he was appointed as military commander in Petrovaradin. Serbs in Petrovaradin considered General Vlašić one of their own.

He became a ban on 10 February 1832. He resisted the Magyarization of Croatia, especially the teaching of Hungarian in schools. During his rule the Croatian national revival began with the Illyrian Movement.

Following his death, he was succeeded by Juraj Haulik as acting ban.

See also

• Martin von Dedovich
• Anton Csorich
• Adam Bajalics von Bajahaza
• Andreas Karaczay
• Paul Davidovich

Sources

• Vlašić, Franjo at proleksis.lzmk.hr (in Croatian)

External links

• Short biography of Baron Vlašić at Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography Encyclopedia