Vuk Krsto Frankopan | |
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Spouse(s) | Jelena Berislavić Uršula Inhofer Dora Haller |
Issue | |
Gašpar Frankopan Juraj Frankopan Katarina Zrinska Fran Krsto Frankopan |
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Full name | |
Vuk II Krsto Frankopan Tržički | |
Noble family | House of Frankopan |
Father | Gašpar Frankopan |
Mother | Katarina Lenković |
Born | c. 1578 |
Died | c. 1652 (aged 73 or 74) |
Burial | Trsat |
Vuk Krsto Frankopan (English: Wolf Christopher Frankopan) 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 is most well known as head of the Karlovac generalat. 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.