Vuk II Krsto Frankopan

Vuk II Krsto Frankopan Tržački (English: Wolf II Christopher Frankopan of Tržac) was a Croatian nobleman and soldier of the Frankopan family, father of noted poet and politician Fran Krsto Frankopan. He was born about 1588.

Vuk Krsto Frankopan
Full name
Vuk II Krsto Frankopan Tržički
Titles and styles
Count
Bornc. 1578
Diedc. 1652
(aged 73 or 74)
BuriedTrsat
Noble familyHouse of Frankopan
Spouse(s)Jelena Berislavić
Uršula Inhofer
Dora Haller
Issue
Gašpar Frankopan
Juraj Frankopan
Katarina Zrinska
Fran Krsto Frankopan
FatherGašpar Frankopan
MotherKatarina Lenković
OccupationGeneral

He was the son of Gašpar I Frankopan Tržački, captain of Ogulin, and his wife Katarina née Lenković, daughter of Ivan Lenković, Uskoks leader. Educated in Ljubljana and in Italy, he started his military career as officer on the Croatian Military Frontier, later becoming a commander of Tržan Castle in Modruš (1612), captain of Ogulin (1618) and lieutenant colonel of Senj (1620).

Vuk is most well known as head of the Karlovac generalate. During his reign, many fortresses were constructed and some expanded. Same thing happened in the area with many churches, some of which have survived to this day. He died in 1652. Vuk Krsto Frankopan is buried in the Franciscan church at Trsat, now a part of Croatian city Rijeka.

Sources
  • "FRANKAPAN, Vuk II. Krsto Tržački". Croatian Biographical Lexicon (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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