Ivo Senjanin

Ivo Senjanin
Birth nameIvan Vlatković
Other nameIvo Senjanin
Born
Senj (now Croatia)
Died1612 (1613)
AllegianceHabsburg Empire
UnitUskoks in Senj
ConflictsOttoman–Venetian War (1570–1573)
Long Turkish War (1593–1606)

Ivan Vlatković (fl. 1571 – 1612), known in folklore as Ivo Senjanin ("Ivo of Senj"), was a Habsburg Croatian uskok who led numerous military exploits against the Ottoman Empire. Due to few historical sources, much of what is known about him today is mainly attributed to legend and folklore detailing his life and accomplishments with a medieval romanticism.

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