Frankopan family (United Kingdom)

The Frankopan family are a family from the United Kingdom bearing the name of the medieval Croatian House of Frankopan.

Peter Frankopan, a Senior Fellow of Worcester College at Oxford University and Director of the University's Centre for Byzantine Studies, claims that his family, Doimi de Lupis, split from other branches of the Frankopan family in the 14th century. From Doimo III Frangipani or Frankopan, (+ 1348), Count of Veglia, married Elisabetta Subich, daughter of Jakab Subich, Count of Bribir (+ post 1347); see [1][2][3] This claim is publicly disputed in Croatia.[4][5]

Louis Frankopan and his wife are members of the Croatian and Italian nobility.[6] In 1991 Louis Doimi de Lupis Frankopan and his wife Ingrid were appointed official spokespersons for the Croatian Government.[7] Louis Frankopan was a founding member the Croatian Nobility Association,[5] a private non-governmental organisation founded immediately after the end of the Croatian War of Independence in 1995, but was ejected from membership when others disputed his claim to the Frankopan name, and was later the subject of ridicule by Croatian geneaologists.[4] Croatian archaeologist Ivan Mirnik publicly spoke out against Ingrid Detter on several occasions,[5] and in 2002, Louis Doimi de Lupis was registered by the Croatian Nobility Association only under the name Doimi de Lupis, based on a 17th-century certification of nobility of the 13th-century Trogir family known as Dujmi.[5]

In 2002, the Ribnik Castle in Ribnik, Croatia was bought by members of the present-day Frankopan family after the municipality of Ribnik sold it to them on a public tender for a total sum of 1,650,000 kuna.[5]

In 2006 The Times published an article suggesting that the family had added Frankopan to their surname under British civil law but later published a retraction and a clarification. The Times corrected the article, stating:

"Since 2006 a judgment of the Italian courts has confirmed the genealogical entitlement and the right of all members of the Frankopan family to make use of the titles Princes Frankopan Frangipane Subić and Counts Doimi de Lupis, even if, for political reasons, they did not always use them. The Frankopan family did not change its name under UK law as stated above."[3]

The judgment has executory force in all jurisdictions in Europe and elsewhere and is recognised by the Croatian Government.

Louis Frankopan's wife, Ingrid Detter de Frankopan, is a professor of law.[8][9] Their daughter Paola, is married to Lord Nicholas Windsor and has written for The Tatler and one article about her wedding in Vogue USA.[10][11] Their eldest son Peter is a historian and author.[12][13][14][15]

He says that the "title (of the family) is not any claim on anything. It is just a reflection of the age of the family".[3] He maintains that his family split from other branches of the Frankopan family in the 14th century. Together with his wife, he founded Cambridge University's Frankopan Directorship for Gender Studies.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Frangepan - Frankopan". Genmarenostrum.com. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  2. ↑ Marek, Miroslav (2009-01-30). "Frangepan 1". Genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 David Brown, Alexia Skinitis and Ivo Scepanovic (30 September 2006). "Royal match that really is a fairytale [CORRECTED]". The Times. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jelena Valentić (2012-03-18). "Tajni svijet dinastije Frankopan: Dramatična istina o misterioznom međunarodnom imperiju". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 2012-12-09. Bilo kakvu vezu s prezimenom koje si je pripisao promptno je osporio Hrvatski plemićki zbor, asocijacija koja okuplja domaće plemenitaše. Izbacili su ga iz članstva, a ismijavali su ga i najugledniji hrvatski genealozi, nazivajući njegov pokušaj falsifikacije prezimena bijednim.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Željka Godeč (2002-09-25). "Lažno hrvatsko plemstvo - Hrvatska misija lažnih Frankopana". Nacional (weekly) (in Croatian) (358). Retrieved 2012-12-09. Ivan Mirnik, koji je u više navrata javnost upozoravao da “princeza Frankopan-Šubić-Zrinski zabavlja i nasmijava sve ljude s malo više povijesnog obrazovanja”, još je jednom u Vjesniku podsjetio da je posrijedi svojatanje Frankopana i cinično izrugivanje povijesti. Premda se iz krugova bliskih Hrvatskom plemićkom zboru može čuti kako njihovi članovi smatraju da reinkarnacija Frankopana narušava i njihov ugled, dosad se od njih nisu javno ogradili. Louis Doimi de Lupis 1995. bio je jedan od osnivača HPZ-a, što ga je inicirala grupa od 17 potomaka plemića posvećenih štovanju tradicije i Hrvatske, njezine povijesti i kulture. No Nacionalovu novinarku Branko Cindro dočekao je s diplomatskim objašnjenjem: “HPZ nema članova pod imenom Frankopana, niti je itko ikada tražio da mu se odobri plemićka titula kao nasljedniku Frankopana. Naš je član Louis Doimi de Lupis, on je priložio dokumente o plemićkom podrijetlu koje je komisija verificirala. Članom HPZ-a može postati onaj tko nosi prezime obitelji koja je plemenita i dokaže po muškoj liniji neprekinutost te obitelji. U slučaju Louisa Doimija de Lupisa nema nikakve dvojbe. Zbornik plemstva svjedoči o plemićkim korijenima de Lupisa, koji se prvi put spominju u 13. stoljeću u Trogiru pod imenom Dujmi. U zborniku je opisan i izgled njihova plemićkog grba.” Toj obitelji, svjedoči i Mirnik, bečki dvor potvrdio je viteški stalež, najniži plemićki rang, ali i to tek 1855. i 1865. No Branko Cindro ne poriče da je njegov pokojni otac Nikola Cindro, ugledni znanstvenik, prije pet godina razgovarao s de Lupisom i zatražio ga da zbog slučaja Frankopan svoje članstvo stavi u mirovanje. Tako su članovi HPZ-a problem lažnog plemstva stavili ad acta.
  6. ↑ La Casata dei Lupi - I Rami Vitali". Lupis.it. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  7. ↑ Appointment by Foreign Minister Dr Frane Vinko Golem, February, 1991
  8. ↑ "Biography of Ingrid Detter de Frankopan « RJ GAUDET & ASSOCIATES L.L.C". Rjgaudet.com. 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  9. ↑ "Ingrid Detter de Frankopan - United Kingdom | LinkedIn". Uk.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  10. ↑ "Homerenaissancefoundation". Homerenaissancefoundation. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  11. ↑ "My Royal Wedding: Paola de Frankopan Remembers Her Own Marriage into the British Royal Family". Vogue News.
  12. ↑ "The First Crusade: The Call from the East: Amazon.co.uk: Peter Frankopan: Books". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  13. ↑ Dr Peter Frankopan LATE ANTIQUE & BYZANTINE STUDIES AT OXFORD
  14. ↑ "Governors - Wellington College Website". Wellingtoncollege.org.uk. 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  15. ↑ "Staff and Trustees | About | WMF Britain". Wmf.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  16. ↑ "University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies » Frankopan Donation". Gender.cam.ac.uk. 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2012-08-16.

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