Summary
Orpheus Frankopan (Francipani Comes & Perduellis Hungaricus) - veduta
The copperplate in question is shown on page 159. catalog Portraits in the collection of prints of the Croatian History Museum
A descendant of the Friulian branch of the Frankopans, the turner appears at the beginning of 1670 in Croatia, where Frankopan Prince Orfej stands faithfully by the side of Prince Petar Zrinski and Franja Krsti Frankopan.
He enthusiastically joins the foundations of Zrinski and Frankopan in the fight against Emperor Leopold I.
He rejoices at the success of Bukovački's ambassador in Turkey and the prince Franjo Krsta Frankopan on his coastal estates.
BanPetar Zrinski entrusted him with military affairs in Primorje and assigned Captain Franjo
Frankulin to help.
When Zrinski and Frankopan lost hope of a happy ending to their bases and headed for Vienna, and General Ilerberstein and his army were approaching Primorje, he joined Princess Julia Frankopanka, Franjina's wife, and with her escort left Novi Vinodolski (April 4, 1870) and arrived in the evening in Bakar.
The next day they sailed by sea, and in three days they arrived in Piran.
From there they went to Tržić and finally to the town of Rossacis, which was the property of Julia's uncle Count Valvason.
A little later, Orpheus stayed in Venice, where the imperial envoy in Venice was stalking him.
They searched for him in his houses in Udina and in Sv. Nikoli, but they couldn't find him.
Where and how he disappeared is unknown. We have the last news about him from the month of July. 1070.
It is not known when and where the main initiator of the conspiracy ban Petr Zrinjskog died.
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