Juraj Rukavina Vidovgradski

Baron Juraj (Gjuro) Rukavina Vidovgradski (4 February 1834 – 30 December 1915) was a Croatian politician and soldier. He was born in the near Krapinske Toplice to Alfred, deputy Varaždin County prefect in Sveti Križ Začretje as one of eight siblings. His grandfather was General of the Artillery Juraj Rukavina Vidovgradski. He attended school in Varaždin before enrolling in and graduating from the Theresian Military Academy. He served in the military, rising to the rank of Oberleutnant. Rukavina left the service by 1861 when he met Ante Starčević, the leader and founder of the Party of Rights. Rukavina became a party member and was elected on the party ticket to the Sabor of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. He also became the president of the Club of the Party of Rights, a leading body of the party, while Starčević retained the overall leadership of the party. Rukavina died in 1915, survived by son Amon.

In 1873, Rukavina became the president of the First Reading-Room in Zlatar.