- Frankopan
The Frankopans are a
Croatia n noble family. Also called Frankapan, Frangepán in Hungarian, and Frangipani in Turkish.The
Frankopan family ranked next to theZrinski family in importance by virtue of their power, wealth, fame, glory and role in Croatia's public life. They were so called only by the first half of the fifteenth century because of their affinity with the Roman patricianFrangipani family . However, they were mentioned in the year1133 (with Dujam being the first recorded name of the Frankopans) as rulers and lords of the island ofKrk and part of the littoral.Although their possessions were exposed to every assault both from the east and the west, their power increased steadily until the seventeenth century they reached even to
Karlovac . TheZrinski and Frankopan families came into closer affinity by marriage ties until in the eyes of theEurope an courts they had become the most important families of Croatia. The famedNikola Šubić Zrinski who died fighting and won the title of "Hero of Sziget" became the first outstanding example of the epithet "bulwark of Christianity". The Frankopan family began being persecuted after theZrinski-Frankopan conspiracy , whereFran Krsto Frankopan led an uprising againstHabsburg King Leopold I, and was executed inVienna . The main Frankopan line died out soon thereafter, and the smaller lines subsequently died out in the 19th century.Notable members of the Frankopan family include
* Ivan Frankopan ( _hu. János) (died 1393). Ban (governor) of Croatia.
*Nikola Frankopan (Hungarian: Miklós). Son of Ivan Frankopan. Ban of Croatia 1426-1432* Nikola Frankopan (Hungarian: Miklós) (died 1456-1458). Son of Ban Nikola Frankopan. co-Ban of Croatia.
* Stjepan Frankopan (Hungarian: István) (died 1481). Son of co-Ban Nikola Frankopan. Ban of Croatia.
* Krsto Frankopan (Hungarian: Kristóf) (died 1527). Grandson of Ban Stjepan Frankopan. Ban of Croatia, 1527.
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Katarina Zrinska (Hungarian: Katalin) (died 1673). Daughter of BanVuk Krsto Frankopan . MarriedPetar Zrinski , Ban of Croatia.*
Franjo Frankopan . co-Ban of Croatia , 1567-1573.* Nikola Frankopan de Trsat (Tersacz). Ban of Croatia, 1617-1622.
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Fran Krsto Frankopan (Hungarian: Ferenc Kristóf, beheaded in 1671). Promulgated theZrinski-Frankopan conspiracy , known asWesselényi conspiracy in Hungary.Several of the Frankopan castles remain in
Croatia , mostly around theGorski kotar region and the island ofKrk . The castle at Stara Susica nearTrsat incorporates structures going back to theIllyria n and Roman periods. The town ofBosiljevo has a medieval fortified castle, renovated in the last century in the spirit of the Romanesque. The castle and park atSeverin na Kupi were owned by the Frankopan family until the mid 17th century. Other castles or property of the Frankopans could be found inBosiljevo ,Novi Vinodolski ,Ogulin ,Slunj ,Ozalj ,Cetingrad ,Ribnik ,Trsat , and other surrounding towns. The Frankopan castle in the town ofKrk is currently used for open-air performances in the summer months.ee also
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List of rulers of Croatia
*History of Croatia
*Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy External links
* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/balkan/frangep1.html Genealogy]
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