Bernardin Frankopan
| Bernardin Frankopan | |
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| Born |
1 January 1453(?) in Ozalj(?), Kingdom of Croatia |
| Died | 31 December 1529 (aged 76)(?) |
| Title | Knez (Prince) |
| Known for | defender of Croatia (as the „Antemurale Christianitatis" - Bulwark of Christianity) against the Ottoman invasion, rare survivor of the Battle of Krbava Field, orator, constructor, builder, founder of the town of Ogulin, publisher of the „Modruš urbar" etc. |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Residence | Modruš, Croatia |
| Wars and battles |
Battle of Una (1483) Battle of Vrpile (1491) Battle of Krbava Field (1493) |
| Spouse(s) | Princess Lujza (Louise) Frankopan née Marzano d' Aragona, a daughter of prince (principe) Giovanni Francesco Marino Marzano and princess Eleonora d' Aragona, married on 16 September 1476 |
| Parents | Stjepan III Frankopan of Modruš, (died 1481), Ban (viceroy) of Croatia (1432-1437; 1463-1464), and Ižota (Isotta) Frankopan née d' Este, Princess of Ferrara (b.1425; d.1456), married in 1446 |
Bernardin Frankopan (1453–1529) was a Croatian nobleman, diplomat, warrior and patron, a member of the Frankopan noble family, very powerful and influential in the Croatian Kingdom. As a rich and distinguished , he had one of the leading roles in defence of Croatian people and state against the massive Ottoman expansion.
The only son of Stjepan (Stephen) III Frankopan of Modruš, Ban (viceroy) of Croatia, and Ižota (Isotta) Frankopan née d' Este, Princess of Ferrara (present-day Italy), Bernardin Frankopan was born in 1453, most probably in Ozalj Castle, one of the castles owned by his family. The birth date of the new-born knez (prince) has not been determined with certainty. His grandfather Nikola IV Frankopan, the sole owner of huge estates possessed by noble family known as the Princes of Krk at the beginning of the 15th century and the first person to have called himself Frankopan, was Ban (viceroy) of Croatia from 1426 until 1432.
In some sources he is referred to as Bernardin Frankopan Modruški (Bernardin Frankopan of Modruš), because at the time of division of Frankopan family property in 1449, his father inherited the large and important estate of Modruš, including Tržan Castle above the fortified town of Modruš, the seat of the whole large and branchy family. So his family branch took the title Frankopani Modruški (Frankopans of Modruš). Although exposed to Ottoman sudden raids from Bosnia in the second half of the 15th century, Modruš stayed the seat of the family branch and of young Bernardin as well.
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