Beatrice de Frangepan

Beatrice de Frangepan
Kneginja (Princess)
Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Born1480
Croatia
Diedc. 27 March 1510
Gyula, Kingdom of Hungary
Spouses
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(m. 1496; died 1504)​
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(m. 1509)​
IssueElisabeth Corvinus
Christopher Corvinus
Matthias Corvinus
FatherBernardin Frankopan
MotherLuisa Marzano d'Aragona

Beatrice de Frangepan[1] (Croatian: Beatrica Frankopan, Hungarian: Frangepán Beatrix; 1480 – c. 27 March 1510) was a Croatian noblewoman, a member of the House of Frankopan that lived in the Kingdom of Croatia in personal union with Hungary. By marriage she was heiress of Hunyad Castle and Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

Life

Beatrice de Frangepan was a Croatian noblewoman, daughter of Bernardin Frankopan, Knez of Krk and Modruš, and Luisa Marzano d'Aragona.[2] Her brother, Christoph Frankopan, served as Ban of Croatia under King John Zápolya.[3]

In 1496, she married John Corvinus, illegitimate son of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary,[4] and had three children: Elisabeth (1496–1508), Christopher (1499–1505), and Matthias (1504–1505).[5] After John’s death, she inherited Hunyad Castle and managed the estates, but her children died young.[6]

In 1509, she married George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach in Gyula, Hungary.[7] King Vladislaus II of Hungary transferred the Corvinus estates to George, including Hunyad Castle and the fortress of Lipova with 252 villages.[8] Parts of the Bibliotheca Corviniana also ended up in Wolfenbüttel.[9]

Beatrice died in 1510, a year after her second marriage.[10] George subsequently sold most of the Hungarian estates and purchased several Silesian duchies.[11]

Personal life and legacy

Beatrice is remembered for her role in administering the Corvinus estates after the death of her first husband, preserving important Hungarian properties and cultural heritage.[12] Through her marriages, she linked the Croatian Frankopan family with the Hungarian royal lineage and the German Hohenzollerns.[13] Parts of the Bibliotheca Corviniana—a significant Renaissance library—were transferred to Wolfenbüttel because of her estates.[9] Her brief life and strategic marriages illustrate the political alliances and land inheritance practices of Central European nobility in the early 16th century.[14]

See also

References

  • Nepomuki Janos Mailath: history of the Magyars, 1852, p. 305 (digitized)
  1. ^ also Frankopan, Frankapan, Frangipani, Frangepán
  2. ^ "Frankopan Family". Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Christoph Frankopan". Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  4. ^ "John Corvinus Biography". Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Corvinus Family". Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Hunyad Castle and Estates". Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  7. ^ "George of Brandenburg-Ansbach". Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Banburg21". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  9. ^ a b "Fabian-Handbuch: Bibliotheken in Ungarn". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  10. ^ "Beatrice de Frangepan". Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  11. ^ "George of Brandenburg Estates". Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Corvinus Estates Administration". Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Frankopan and Hohenzollern Alliances". Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Central European Nobility Practices". Retrieved 16 December 2025.

Further reading

For the family of the Counts Frangipani of Dalmatia e Croatia, counts of di Veglae, Modrussae e Vinodol, for the legitims heirs and descendants see the family Damiani di Vergada Gliubavaz Frangipani (Frankopan) Detrico si veda:

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