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36-644: The Frankopans, along with the Zrinskis , are among the most important and most famous Croatian noble families who, from the 11th to the 17th century, were very closely connected with the history, past and destiny of the Croatian people and Croatia . For centuries, members of these noble clans were the bearers and defenders of Croatia against the Ottomans, but also resolute opponents of the increasingly dangerous Habsburg imperial absolutism and German hegemony, which in

72-611: A British citizen, changed his name and surname to "Louis Doimi de Frankopan Šubić Zrinski " or "Louis Michal Antun Doimi de Lupis de Frankopan Shubich Zrinski" under British Civil law, adding several names of ancient Croatian noble families that combined in such a fashion were historically never attributed to any member of mentioned noble families. In the late 1990s, Louis's cousin Mirko Jamnicki-Dojmi di Delupis wrote an open letter where he denounced claims over Frankopan, Šubić and Zrinski names by his family and presented

108-621: A branch of the Šubić family , which arose when king Louis I of Hungary needed some of the Šubićs' fortresses for his coming wars against Venice , and the city of Zadar in particular. In 1347, King Louis I took their estates around Bribir , most importantly the strategic fortress at Ostrovica, in Dalmatia , and gave them the Zrin estate with Zrin Castle , located south of the modern city of Petrinja and west of Hrvatska Kostajnica , in what

144-786: A crucial role in the history of the Croatian state, both before their arrival in Zrin and later. On the other hand, they are also identified as hungarus or natio hungarica , which means "somebody from the Kingdom of Hungary ", regardless of the language spoken and nationality. They were among many noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary . In 1547, as the Ottoman threat to lands in the vicinity of Zrin grew, King Ferdinand I gave to Ban Nikola IV Zrinski lands in Međimurje County , in

180-710: A matter of debate. According to oral tradition, there was a Zrinski member, Martin Zrinski (1462–1508), who was hidden by the Habsburgs in a Venetian army as an officer of the cavalry in the 16th century and the Venetian Republic sent him as Martino Zdrin (or Sdrigna) to the island of Cephalonia in Greece where he eventually settled, and the family was recorded in the gold book of island's nobility as Sdrin, Sdrinia, Sdrigna, and Zrin. The family Sdrinias, with almost

216-639: A medieval fortified castle, renovated in the last century in the spirit of the Romanesque. The castle and park at Severin na Kupi were owned by the Frankopan family until the mid-17th century. Other castles or property of the Frankopans could be found in Ribnik , Bosiljevo , Novi Vinodolski , Drivenik, Ogulin , Slunj , Ozalj , Cetingrad , Trsat , and other surrounding towns. The Frankopan castle in

252-687: Is a hill town and comune of the Italian province of Ancona , in the Marche . It is most commonly known as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa , a popular Catholic pilgrimage site. Loreto is located 127 meters (417 feet) above sea level on the right bank of the Musone river and 22 kilometers (14 miles) by rail south-southeast of Ancona ; like many places in the Marche, it provides good views from

288-471: Is of interest that he was the most prominent Hungarian poet in the 17th century, while his brother Peter is known for his poems in Croatian. Among the many notable personalities of the family, there were a few women. Katarina Zrinska (1625–1673), a noted poet, was born in the Frankopan family, and, having married Petar Zrinski , became the member of the Zrinski family. Her daughter, Jelena Zrinska ,

324-834: The Apennines to the Adriatic . The city's main monuments occupy the four sides of the piazza : the college of the Jesuits ; the Palazzo Comunale (formerly the Palazzo Apostolico), designed by Bramante , that houses an art gallery with works of Lorenzo Lotto , Vouet and Annibale Carracci as well as a collection of maiolica , and the Shrine of the Holy House ( Santuario della Santa Casa ). It also boasts

360-516: The Kingdom of Hungary and in the later Kingdom of Croatia as a part of the Habsburg monarchy . Notable members of this family were Bans of Croatia , considered national heroes in both Croatia and Hungary , and were particularly celebrated during the period of Romanticism , a movement which was called Zrinijada in Croatia. The Zrinski ( Hungarian : Zrínyi ), meaning "those of Zrin", are

396-478: The Latin title of comes . He also granted the family the privileges of red wax, (Rotwachsprivilegien), i.e., the right to use red wax for their seals. Sigismund underlines at the end of this document that no one must ever dispute these rights of the family. Bernardin Frankopan 's (1453–1529) paternal grandmother Dorothy was from a prominent Hungarian noble family, Garay , while his mother Isotta from Este family

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432-533: The 16th century. The line of Sigismund Frankopan expired with Franjo Frankopan, Bishop of Eger in 1542. Another branch died out in 1572 with Franjo Frankopan, Ban of Croatia; and the Trsat branch died out with Fran Krsto Frankopan in 1671 (and in the female line with Maria Juliana Frankopan, married Countess of Abensberg und Traun and later Countess von Attems ). In 1991, Vjekoslav Nikola Antun Doimi de Lupis (1939–2018), originally also Dujmić-Vukasinović, by then

468-505: The 17th century. Since the 15th century they were trying to link themselves to the Roman patrician Frangipani family (which claimed descent from a Roman plebeian family of Anicii and ended in 1654 with Mario Frangipane being its last male descendant). However Croatian Encyclopedia , Italian Encyclopedia and German Biographical Lexicon of the History of Southeastern Europe by

504-576: The Frankopan family was Dujam I Krčki ( Doymus Veglenfis in Latin sources that also attribute the title of comes to him), lord of Krk who received permission by Domenico Michieli, Doge of Venice from 1118 to 1130, to rule the island of Krk as vassal of the Republic of Venice . His exact origin is unknown, but he and his descendants were referred to as the Counts of Krk in historical documents. In 1221,

540-718: The Holy House of Our Lady in 1294 in Tersatto (Trsat). It is recorded that in 1291, Nikola Frankopan sent a delegation to Nazareth to measure the Holy House after the House had been saved, presumably by the Crusaders, and brought to Trsat or Tersatto, on the Adriatic Coast where the Frankopans had a castle. In 1294 Nikola Frankopan, gave the Holy House to the Pope to be placed on Papal lands, at Loreto , near Ancona . Although

576-655: The Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies highly question the bloodline connection between the two families and remind of the common fashion of medieval noble families in Europe to try and connect themselves to ancient Roman nobility. Along with the members of the Zrinski family the Frankopan ranked high in terms of importance by virtue of power, wealth, fame, glory and role in Croatian and Hungarian history. The first known member of Croatian lineage of

612-661: The Wesselényi Plot), and executed in Wiener Neustadt. The estates of Zrinski and Frankopan families were confiscated and their surviving members relocated. The remains of Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan were transferred from Austria to Croatia in 1919 and buried in the Zagreb Cathedral . The last male Zrinski descendants were Adam Zrinski (1662–1691), son of Nikola Zrinski, a Habsburg Monarchy army lieutenant-colonel. He inherited from his father

648-466: The brothers Henry and Servidon Frankopan received the islands of Brač , Hvar , Korčula and Lastovo as a gift from King Andrew II of Hungary for their services. In 1428 Nikola IV Krčki ( Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia from 1426 to 1432) was the first of the Counts of Krk to call himself Frankapan. In 1430 he managed to receive recognition from Pope Martin V for being a descendant of the old Roman patrician family Frangipani and officially started using

684-474: The castle of Modruš . In 1246 there was another war, between Frederick II, Duke of Austria and Béla, who, with the assistance of the Frankopan, won a victory . As a further reward, King Béla then, by royal decree, created the Frankopans as Lords of their territory for them and their descendants. The Frankopans constantly supported the Catholic Church . In particular, Nikola Frankopan reconstructed

720-829: The eldest son of the Croatian ban Nikola IV, to Sweden to accompany the Swedish King to the Holy Land and later to assist the King at the Court in Sweden. Ivan VI Frankopan lived in Sweden at intervals between 1420 and 1430. After his father's death he returned to his home country. His eldest son called Matthias (Matija) stayed in Sweden. In 1425 Emperor Sigismund confirmed the noble status of Nikola Frankopan referring to him as Niklas Frangiapan Comes de Begle, Segnie et Modrusse ( Nikola Frankopan, Count of Krk, Senj and Modruš ) using

756-552: The family tree of Dojmi di Delupis containing 129 names from the year 1200 onwards. Louis's descendants include Lady Nicholas Windsor , and historian Peter Frankopan who also claimed that they always had the same name. In 2002, the wife of Louis Doimi de Lupis, Swedish lawyer Ingrid Detter , bought the Ribnik Castle, once the property of the Frankopans, and today in the Register of Cultural Goods of Croatia (Z-301), for

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792-462: The large and valuable Bibliotheca Zriniana . He died in the Battle of Slankamen in 1691, accidentally shot in his back by one of his fellow soldiers. Ivan Antun Zrinski (1654–1703), son of Petar Zrinski and Katarina Zrinska, was Habsburg army officer, who was accused of high treason and died after years in dungeons. Although was generally considered that the family became extinct, it still remains

828-610: The name and coat of arms Frangipani. In 1240–1241 the Mongol Empire advanced from Poland toward Hungary whose King , Béla IV resisted bravely but finally had to seek refuge in Dalmatia. King Béla stayed with the Frankopans who assisted him with arms and funds and brought him into safety in Veglia and then brought him back to his own land. As reward the King gave the Frankopans the county of Senj with surrounding lands and

864-500: The northernmost part of Croatia , with its capital Čakovec , which the members of the family held for the next 145 years (1546-1691). Following the move, the family kept the name Zrinski. Because they lived, worked, and intermarried with nobility from all parts of the multiethnic kingdom, it was natural and expected that they should be fluent in four or five languages. It is certain, that Nikola Zrinski spoke at least Croatian , Hungarian , Italian , Turkish , and of course Latin . It

900-567: The possessions of the family were exposed to every assault both from the east and the west, their power increased steadily until the 17th century when their lands reached further east. The Zrinski and Frankopan families came into closer affinity by marriage ties until in the eyes of the European courts they had become one of the most important families of Croatia. In 1420 the Swedish King Erik of Pomerania called Ivan VI Frankopan,

936-683: The price of 1.6 million kunas from the Ribnik municipality and in accordance with the decision of the Ministry of Culture , the Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, however hardly anything has been invested. In 2003, they also founded the literary awards "Katarina Zrinska" and "Petar Zrinski", which were held only once. In the same year, during the Pope John Paul II visit of The Shrine of Our Lady of Trsat , which

972-597: The same coat of arms as the Zrinski family, still exists in Greece and was accepted in the Croatian Nobility Association with the highest noble status. The survival is supported by seven letters (two written by Maria Sdrin) and photographs from Greece signed by Contessa & Conte K. Sdrin and Conte Gerasimo N. Sdrini , and on behind Suvenire S. N. Sdriny Marsullela 7/20/6 1913. Madame Evangelini Tsimara Mavrata Ceffalonia . The family produced four Bans of Croatia ( viceroys ): Zrinski family

1008-401: The sea by the 13th century. At the outset of the 14th century, Paul I Šubić of Bribir was the longest-ruling Ban of Croatia (1275–1312), as well as lord of all of Bosnia (1305–1312). His son was Paul II Šubić of Bribir . Paul I's grandson was the first Zrinski, Juraj III. Šubić of Bribir, who, after the move to Zrin, took the title Juraj I. Zrinski [ hr ]. His cousin, countess Jelena Šubić ,

1044-477: The spirit of European mercantilism sought to consolidate throughout the Habsburg Monarchy. The past of these two clans is intertwined with marital ties, friendships and participation in almost all significant events in Croatia, especially on the battlefields in the defense of Croatia from the Ottoman conqueror. The Frankopan family was one of the leading Croatian aristocratic families from the 12th to

1080-474: The town of Krk is currently used for open-air performances in the summer months. Some castles which were properties of the family: Zrinski family The House of Zrinski or Zrínyi was a Croatian - Hungarian noble family, a cadet branch of the Croatian noble tribe of Šubić , influential during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe in the Kingdom of Croatia 's union with

1116-739: Was Duchy of Ferrara of Ferrara . Through ancestry from royal Spanish families Bernardin had even Árpád ancestry (the Árpád dynasty founded the Kingdom of Hungary.) The Frankopan family was persecuted after the Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy , where the Count Fran Krsto Frankopan participated in an uprising against Habsburg King Leopold I . He and his brother-in-law, Petar Zrinski were executed in Wiener Neustadt . The line of Stjepan II Frankopan, Ban of Croatia (d. 1481), died out with Katarina Frankopan in

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1152-547: Was at the same time married to Vladislav Kotromanić . Their first-born child, Tvrtko I , became the Ban of Bosnia and from 1377 the King of Bosnia . Their niece and adopted daughter, Elizabeta Kotromanić ( Elisabeth of Bosnia ), married Louis I the Great . Elizabeth's and Louis' daughters succeeded their father and became queens in their own right, as Mary of Hungary and Jadwiga of Poland . The Zrinskis were Croats and played

1188-408: Was often topic in the paintings of Oton Iveković . Some castles which were property of the family. Some castles, like Dubovac, Kraljevica, Ozalj, Severin na Kupi and others were jointly owned with Frankopan family. Loreto, Marche Loreto ( / l ə ˈ r ɛ t oʊ / lə- RET -oh , US also / l ə ˈ r eɪ t oʊ / lə- RAY -toh , Italian: [loˈreːto] )

1224-597: Was the wife of Francis I Rákóczi , the prince of Transylvania . The Zrinski and the Frankopan families were the two most prominent noble families in Croatia in 16th and 17th century and they both perished in 1671 when Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan were charged with treason by the Emperor Leopold I , owing it to their role in the so-called Zrinski-Frankopan Plot (in Hungarian historiography called

1260-402: Was then Slavonia and is today the Croatian region of Banovina . Following the move, the family came to be known as known as the "Counts of Zrin" as the name changed from de Breberio to Zrinski (of Zrin) with variants of Zrinio, Zrini, de Serin, Sdrin, and von Serinus. Later, their power steadily increased, so that they acquired the territory between the rivers Krka and Zrmanja and

1296-516: Was tightly related to the Frankopan family, the members of de Lupis family managed to get presented not by their original name yet as Frankopans. Several of the Frankopan castles remain in Croatia , mostly around the Gorski kotar region and the island of Krk . The castle at Stara Susica near Trsat incorporates structures going back to the Illyrian and Roman periods. The town of Bosiljevo has

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