Stefano Zannowich

Stefano Zannowich, etching around 1780

Stefano Zannowich (Serbo-Croatian: Stefan or Stjepan Zanović, Стефан Зановић; Budva, Montenegro, 18 February 1751 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, then known as the Dutch Republic, 25 May 1786) was an adventurer from Budva who achieved significant notoriety for his impersonation of royalty. His most notable published work was the 1776 "Turkish Letters".[1]

  1. ^ Neale, Adam (November 10, 1818). "Travels Through Some Parts of Germany, Poland, Moldavia, and Turkey". Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. Paternoster Row. And A. Constable and Company Edinburgh – via Google Books.