Šišmundo Gundulić

Šišmundo (Šiško) Gundulić, also Sigismondo Gondola, (c.1634– September 16 1682) son of famous poet Ivan Gundulić and Nika Sorkočević, and brother of the Austrian Marshal Fran Dživo Gundulić and the Spanish-Hasburg oficial Mateo Gundulić. He was also a Rector of the Republic of Ragusa.

Biography

Following the footsteps of his father, he also composed diverse poetry, poetry of both father and son was distinguished by the same similar elegance, some of their works were translated in the L´Epithalame de Catulle, other great compostions in 1662 Sunčanica. His first wife is unknown but he remarried with Caterina de Nale (Katarina Nalješković) and had four children, Francesco de Gondola Fran Gundulić II k.k General der Cav., Giovanni de Sigismondo Gondola Dživo Šiškov Gundulić (c.1678 c.1721), Hieronimus de Gondola Hieronymus Gundulić and Sigismondo Francesco de Gondola Šiško Frano Gundulić II (*1682 + 1758) was one of the founders the first Austrian Lodge Zu den drei in Vienna 17 September 1742, in 7 March 1743 became Master of the Lodge Zu den drei Kanonen of Freemasonry. Segismondo married with Pier An. de Cerva (Crijević) and had the ultime Gondola line male, Sigimondo Domenico de Gondola (Šiško Dominik Gundulić), the daughter Caterina de Gondola (Katarina Gundulić) married with Mateo de Ghetaldi (Getaldić), continued with the surname Getaldić-Gundulić, by adoption for the son of Caterina de Gondola (Katarina Gundulic), Francesco Agostino de Ghetaldi-Gondola Frano Agustin Getaldić-Gundulić.

He was also known by his bad habits, his public addiction to alcohol and his public scandals in the city of Dubrovnik. Sigimondo (Šiško) died in the Sponza palace (Rector's Palace) in 1682.

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Sunčanica

drama u stihovima (osmercima)
prikazana 1662.

Biography

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