Francesco Antonio Bertucci

Francesco Antonio Bertucci
Born
Franjo Antun Brtučević

Hvar
DiedAutumn 1626
Other namesBertuzzi, Bartuccius
OccupationsDalmatian 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 organise the Holy League against the Ottomans

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

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 the Pope's order to catch and kill Marco Sciarra, the leader of rebels, which he did in April 1593.

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