Brne Karnarutić

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Brne Karnarutić
Venetian Republic
Died1573 (aged 57–58)
NationalityVenetian
Occupationpoet
Notable workVazetje Sigeta grada

Brne Karnarutić (1515–1573) was a

Battle of Szigetvár
.

Life

He was born in Zadar, probably in 1515, from an old noble family. After schooling in Zadar he studied law, probably in Padua. He served as a captain in the army of the Republic of Venice, leading a Croatian cavalry squad in the Ottoman–Venetian War (1537–1540).[1] Afterwards he worked as a lawyer in Zadar, where he deceased probably in 1573.

Works

He adapted

Battle of Szigetvár and the death of Nikola IV Zrinski and courageous defenders of Szigetvár
(1566)

References

  1. Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute
    . Retrieved 2012-07-08.
Cover of the first edition of Vazetje Sigeta grada, Venice, 1584

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