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
Detail Titles and styles Count
Born	c. 1578
Died	c. 1652 (aged 73 or 74)
Buried	Trsat
Noble family	House of Frankopan
Spouse(s)	Jelena Berislavić Uršula Inhofer Dora Haller
Issue Gašpar Frankopan Juraj Frankopan Katarina Zrinska Fran Krsto Frankopan
Father	Gašpar Frankopan
Mother	Katarina Lenković
Occupation	General

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.