Frankopan
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The Frankopans are a Croatian-Dalmatian noble family. Also called Frankapan, Frangepán (in Hungarian), and Frangipan.
Notable members of the Frankopan family include:
- John (Croatian: Ivan, Hungarian: János) Frankopan (died 1393). Ban (governor) of Croatia.
- Nicholas (Croatian: Nikola, Hungarian: Miklós) Frankopan (died 1432). Son of John Frankopan. Ban of Croatia.
- Nicholas (Croatian: Nikola, Hungarian: Miklós) Frankopan (died 1456-1458). Son of Ban Nicholas Frankopan. co-Ban of Croatia.
- Stephen (Croatian: Stjepan, Hungarian: István) Frankopan (died 1481). Son of co-Ban Nicholas Frankopan. Ban of Croatia.
- Christopher (Croatian: Kristof, Hungarian: Kristóf) Frankopan (died 1527). Grandson of Ban Stephen Frankopan. Ban of Croatia, 1527.
- Catherine (Croatian: Katarina, Hungarian: Katalin) Frankopan, daughter of Ban Christopher Frankopan. 1543 married Nikola Šubić Zrinski, Ban of Croatia.
- Francis Frankopan. co-Ban of Croatia, 1567-1573.
- Nicholas Frankopan de Trsat (Tersacz). Ban of Croatia, 1617-1622.
- Francis Christopher (Croatian: Fran Krsto) Frankopan (beheaded in 1671). Promulgated the Frankopan-Zrinski conspiracy.
Several of the Frankopan castles remain in Croatia. The castle at Stara Susica near Trsat incorporates structures going back to the Illyrian and Roman periods. Bosiljevo is 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. The Frankopan castle in the town of Krk is currently used for open-air performances in the summer months.