Ilija Gregorić (c. 1520 – 1574) was a Croatian soldier, best known as the military commander of rebels during Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt of 1573 was a large Peasant revolt in Croatia and in what is now Slovenia.
He was born in Ribnik, a village near Metlika in today's Slovenia. Ribnik may refer to Ribnik in Bosnia and Herzegovina Ribnik in Croatia Ribnik in Bulgaria Metlika is a town and a municipality in Slovenia, about 80 kilometers southeast of the capital Ljubljana on the border with Croatia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west When Ottoman Turks raided Carniola in 1553, he was captured. The Ottoman Turks were the subdivision of the Ottoman Muslim Millet that dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. Carniola (Kranjska Krain is a traditional and historical region of Slovenia. He escaped captivity and became a professional soldier in the Military Frontier. Military Frontier (Military Border Military Krajina Vojna Krajina, Војна Крајина, Militärgrenze, Confiniaria militaria, Határőrvidék
In 1564, he became a serf on the estates of infamous Ferenz Tahy. Three years later, as a semi-professional soldier, he raided Ottoman territories. He was again captured by the Turks, and brought as prisoner to Constantinople. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS He subsequently escaped, and returned to Croatia in 1572.
Due to his military experience, rebel peasants elected him as the captain of their army. Now in command of the rebel forces, he tried to spread the revolt in Slovenia. His forces were defeated at the battles of Krško and Sv. Krško (Gurkfeld lies in the south-east part of Slovenia where the Sava valley widens up into the vast Brežiško - krško polje. Petar.
Unlike Matija Gubec, he wasn't captured immediately and he tried to seek shelter in Ottoman territories. Ambroz Matija Gubec ( Gubecz Máté) (died February 15, 1573) was a Croatian peasant and a revolutionary best known as the leader of Croatian He was captured near Jasenovac and brought to Zagreb, where he was executed. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia.