Modrus Proceedings, Vol. 4-5 No. 4-5, 2011.
Review article
Žene Frankopanke
Marija Šercer
Abstract
By choosing fourteen women born into the Frankopan family or having joined the family through marriage, the author points out to marriage conditions for female children. Aggravating life circumstances of these immature children included the early age at which they were married, nine or twelve years of age, insufficient familiarity with the future husband, no acquaintance or knowledge of the future life environment and possibly of the language spoken there. The essential purpose of a female child was to reproduce and ensure posterity. A great number of births often led to premature deaths of women. Marriage conditions improved as late as 1514 with the publication of the Tripartitum written by Stjepan Werböczy. The author of the paper establishes a relationship between individual women and art historical monuments. Tombstones are thus mentioned in the context of Katarina Nelipić and Elizabeta Petö de Gerse, whereas Lujza Aragonska is related to the supposed existence of her sarcophagus. Among Barabara Frankopan’s gifts to certain churches her reliquary assumes special prominence. There is a beautiful and interesting love story between Apolonia Lang and Krsto Frankopan. Valuable insights have been made into the belongings of Ižota Frankopan, and the richness of her sister Beatriče, Ivaniš Korvin’s widow, is witnessed by the jewellery depicted on her portrait. Three Katarinas of the Frankopan family earned distinction by their publishing work. Ana Katarina, wife of Petar Zrinski, had a tragic life in imprisonment and isolation from which she was saved by death.
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79743
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Publication date:
1.1.2011.
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