Ivan Drašković

Ivan II Drašković (Hungarian: Draskovich János; 1550 – 1613) was a Croatian nobleman and politician from the Drašković noble family.

He was born as a son of Gašpar Drašković, from who he inherited the title of baron, and his hungarian wife Catherine Székely.

[1] During his time in office, Drašković opposed Protestantism,[2] which led to laws being brought which prohibited Protestants settling in Croatia.

[3] Ivan Drašković renounced the office of Ban of Croatia during the Croatian Parliament session on 10 April 1606, but held the office until 1608.

He is notable for his strong support and advocacy of the 1607 founding of the Classical Gymnasium in Zagreb, which is the first and oldest currently operating institution of higher education in the city.