Gritti, Alvise

by Pedani, Maria Pia

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Alvise Gritti (Italian Luigi or Lodovico , Hungarian Lájos , Ottoman Luise ) was born in Pera (Istanbul) in 1480 and died in Medgyes (now Mediaş, in Romania) on 29 September 1534. The son of a Greek woman and the Venetian nobleman Andrea, he went to Venice in 1502 to improve his education and later studied at Padua University. His illegitimacy meant he was unable to forge a political career, so in 1506 he returned to Istanbul where he became a merchant. He was tall, with black hair and a beard,…

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Alvise Gritti (Italian Luigi or Lodovico , Hungarian Lájos , Ottoman Luise ) was born in Pera (Istanbul) in 1480 and died in Medgyes (now Mediaş, in Romania) on 29 September 1534. The son of a Greek woman and the Venetian nobleman Andrea, he went to Venice in 1502 to improve his education and later studied at Padua University. His illegitimacy meant he was unable to forge a political career, so in 1506 he returned to Istanbul where he became a merchant. He was tall, with black hair and a beard, he spoke

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei2214

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eng Islam

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Pedani, Maria Pia

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