Francesco Antonio Bertucci

Francesco Antonio Bertucci
Born
Franjo Antun Brtučević

Hvar
DiedAutumn 1626[1]
NationalityHabsburg, Venetian
Other namesBertuzzi, Bartuccius[2]
Occupation(s)Dalmatian friar, Knight Hospitaller, adventurer and an agent of the Holy Roman Empire
Known forgaining support of the Holy Roman Empire and Pope for his plans to organize Holy League against the Ottomans

Francesco Antonio Bertucci (Serbo-Croatian: Franjo Antun Brtučević, fl. 1595), was a Dalmatian Capuchin[3] and Knight Hospitaller[2][4] of disputed origin[5][6][7] who served as the titular prior of the commandry of the Order at the monastery located in Vrana, a town in present-day Croatia.[2] He is known for his remarkably consistent efforts to turn Habsburg-Ottoman Long War into crusade of Christian alliance against the Ottomans.[8]

Originally from the town of Hvar, Bertucci was a relative of the Dalmatian poets Jerolim (Gerolamo) and Hortenzije Brtučević (Ortensio Bertucci).

Bertucci was a member of the Holy League of Pope Clement VIII.

In 1592 Bertucci was in Rome where he received Pope's order to catch and kill Marco Sciarra, the leader of rebels, which he did in April 1593.[3]

  1. ^ (Krokar 1973, p. 29): "Bertucci died soon after the visit to Spain, most likely in autumn of 1626"
  2. ^ a b c (Krokar 1973, p. 23)
  3. ^ a b Elsie, Robert (2013). A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. I.B.Tauris. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-78076-431-3. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. ^ (Klaić 1973, p. 401)
  5. ^ Sources variously describe him as Dalmatian, Italian, Albanian or Serbian. The Croatian Encyclopedia places his family's origin in Apulia, Italy.
  6. ^ Hrvatska enciklopedija, Bartučević http://www.enciklopedija.hr/natuknica.aspx?id=6101
  7. ^ Robert Elsie (2013). A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. I.B.Tauris, 2013. ISBN 9781780764313.
  8. ^ (Krokar 1973, p. 30)