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Matija Gubec
Ambroz Matija Gubec was the leader of the peasant revolt in Croatia and Slovenia.
He led a peasant army of about 6,000 men, which was defeated on February 9, 1573.
According to legend, Gubec was crowned with a hot iron crown in St. Mark's Square in Zagreb as the "peasant king" after which he was quartered.
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