Josip Kazimir Drašković
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Josip Kazimir Drašković A brilliant Croatian general who played a particularly important role in the Seven Years' War
(1756-1763). Count
, of the noble House of Drašković
(Draskovich). He is also noted for his love and marriage to a noblewoman of lower descent (Suzana Malatinski) which hurt his brilliant military career and made it impossible for him to advance socially, politically or militarily.
The couple had a chapel built on Trakoscan Castle grounds in 1754 which still stands that is consecrated to the Holy Cross. Trakoscan Castle is the ancestral home of the Draskovich Family. It was built in the Baroque Classicism style. This small building is all the more charming because it includes the entire usual church inventory: Choir with organs, pulpit, pew with an elevated rostrum, and altar with a large crucifix above it. The chapel's exterior is a simple one: Only the front with the bell-tower has bosses as ornamentation. The interior has been divided into an equally long square vaulted nave and a sanctuary ending in a shallow apse.
The Holy Mass was once celebrated four times a year, while today, apart from regular Sunday mass, the chapel also hosts traditional Castle Weddings.
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War was a global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines...
(1756-1763). Count
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
, of the noble House of Drašković
House of Draškovic
The House of Drašković, also spelled Draskovich in English, is one of the oldest Croatian noble families, originally descended from lower-rank nobility of the Lika region.There are no reliable data on them before the 15th century...
(Draskovich). He is also noted for his love and marriage to a noblewoman of lower descent (Suzana Malatinski) which hurt his brilliant military career and made it impossible for him to advance socially, politically or militarily.
The couple had a chapel built on Trakoscan Castle grounds in 1754 which still stands that is consecrated to the Holy Cross. Trakoscan Castle is the ancestral home of the Draskovich Family. It was built in the Baroque Classicism style. This small building is all the more charming because it includes the entire usual church inventory: Choir with organs, pulpit, pew with an elevated rostrum, and altar with a large crucifix above it. The chapel's exterior is a simple one: Only the front with the bell-tower has bosses as ornamentation. The interior has been divided into an equally long square vaulted nave and a sanctuary ending in a shallow apse.
The Holy Mass was once celebrated four times a year, while today, apart from regular Sunday mass, the chapel also hosts traditional Castle Weddings.