Péter Keglevich

Peter VII Keglevich of Buzin (; – 30 May 1724 ) was a Croatian nobleman, governor and military officer. A member of the Keglević family was a Commander-in-chief, Imperial Army General, Lieutenant of Ban (Viceroy) of Croatia and a Croatian count.

Family Keglevich was born to Baron Ladislaus (; ; ) Keglevich (1640–1665) and Rosina Rattkay of Great Tabor, a castle in northern Croatia. His paternal grandfather was Peter V Keglevich (1609–1665) who was a military commander and chronicler. His paternal grand-grandfather was Miklós Istvánffy, Hungarian politician, Humanist historian and poet. He was a descendant of Petar II Keglević who was a Ban of Croatia from 1537 to 1542.

Life and career Keglevich earned his degree in philosophy from the University of Graz in 1679. He acquired the estate in lands of Mali Kalnik and Guščerovec by his marriage in c. 1962. After a 1690–1699 lawsuit with Zagreb Kaptol and Sišćani, he gained the estate in lands of Blinja and Totuševina. On duty in Kostajnica, he was also mentioned in 1699–1701. Keglevich participated in drafting particular articles for the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699 and was a member of several parliamentary committees for boundary delimitation with the Ottoman Empire. In 1713, he funded the painting and gilding of the altar of the monastery church and built a statue of Saint Mary in front of the church. In 1714, he rebuilt the Krapina Castle. They had three children; Count Ladislaus (László) II Keglevich (c. 1693–1750); married on 15 July 1722 in Vienna, to Lady Franziska Thavonat von Thavon (1704–unknown). They had a son: Count Péter VIII Keglevich (1721–1749). Countess Kristina Marija Keglevich (c. 1698–1750); Count Alexander (Sándor) Keglevich (1706–1752); married in 1736 to Countess Maria Anna Petazzi of San-Servolo and Castell-Novo. They had a son: Count Julius Keglevich (unknown–1810)