Krk

Krk lies in the northern Adriatic, close to the Croatian mainland and the sea routes of the Kvarner Gulf. Its counts built a powerful lordship on the island and extended their influence onto the mainland; in 1430 the family took the name Frankopan. Local customs and rights were recorded in statutes, including that of Vrbnik in 1388, while the island's towns maintained their own councils.

Venice took direct control of Krk in 1480, placing a Venetian noble at its head while allowing the local councils some autonomy. Latin and later Italian were used in town laws, but Glagolitic script remained widespread in other public documents. In the early 16th century people fleeing Ottoman incursions into inland Croatia settled on the island. Its proximity to Senj also made Krk a Venetian lookout against the Uskoks, whose raids troubled Adriatic shipping. Venetian rule lasted until the republic's fall in 1797.