Vuk Krsto Frankopan

Vuk Krsto Frankopan
Spouse(s) Jelena Berislavić
Uršula Inhofer
Dora Haller
Issue
Gašpar Frankopan
Juraj Frankopan
Katarina Zrinska
Fran Krsto Frankopan
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.

External links