Bernardin Frankopan i njegovo doba Prilog za sintezu povijesti o vrhuncu srednjovjekovnoga razvoja i početka borbe za opstanak Frankopana i hrvatskoga naroda
Jedan od pet najznamenitijih rodova u povijesti Hrvata su knezovi Krčki, potonji (i) Modruški, Vinodolski, Senjski itd. Dali su i hrvatske potkraljeve/banove, danskoga kraljevskoga namjesnika u Švedskoj, nadbiskupa u Mađarskoj, generala Vojne krajine, diplomate, književnike, graditelje, itd. Kao potomci antičke rimske patricijske obitelji, početkom 12. st. postaju mletački lenski posjednici veoma bogatoga sjevernojadranskoga o. Krka, a u 15. st. potvrđuje im papa i srodnici u Rimu da su Frankopani. S o. Krka prikupljaju posjede i po drugim otocima te u unutrašnjosti Hrvatske, u susjednim i drugim europskim zemljama. U nekim komponentama postaju i samostalni feudalci. Od 15. st. osobito stradavaju od napada Mletačke Republike, Osmanlija, Korvina i Habsburga. Zadnjega iz Hrvatske pogubili su Habsburzi u 17. st. te zaplijenili posjede. Među njima je osobito važan/istaknut Bernardin (15/16. st.), no njemu se dugo u historiografiji nije pridavala zaslužena pažnja, iako ga je već 1901. hvalio najveći povjesničar frankopanskoga roda, V. Klaić, te je i veliko svoje djelo o njima završio upravo s Bernardinom, hvaleći ga. Konačno, god. 2008. u Ogulinu je priređen znanstveni skup o njemu i tadašnjoj Hrvatskoj u borbi za opstanak.One of the most renowned noble families in the history of the Croats are the Princes of Krk, subsequently also known as Princes of Modruški, Vinodol, Senj etc. Among them there were Croat viceroys/Bans, a Danish royal governor in Sweden, the archbishop in Hungary, generals in the Military frontier, diplomats, men of letters, architects etc. As descendants of the ancient Roman patrician family, in the early 12th century they became Venetian feudal lords of the very rich Island of Krk in Northen Adriatics. In the 15th century, their relatives in Rome and the Pope himself confirmed their Frankopan affiliation. While residing on Krk, they kept gaining landed properties on other islands and in Croatian inland, as well as in neighbouring and other European countries. In certain aspects they even became independent feudal lords. From the 15th century onwards they suffered utmost damage and losses under the attacks of the Venetian Republic, the Ottoman Empire, the king Mathias Korvin and the Habsburgs. The last member of the Frankopan family from Croatia was executed by the Habsburgs in the 17th century and his lands were confiscated. Among the members of that noble family Bernardin who lived in the 15th and 16th centuries was particularly important and distinguished figure. However, the historiography did not pay enough attention to him, although he was praised by the most distinguished Croatian historian of the Frankopan family V. Klaić as early as the year 1901. Klaić has even conluded his work on the Frankopans by the section in which he praised Bernardin. Finally, in the year 2008 the scientific symposium on Bernardin and on the struggle for survival of Croatia of his age was organized in Ogulin
