Šišmundo (Šiško) Gundulić, also Sigismondo Gondola, (c. July 1634– September 16, 1682) was a nobleman and poet from the

Republic of Ragusa hr, Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta it, La libertà non si vende nemmeno per tutto l'oro del mondo"Liberty is not sold for all the gold in the world" , population_estimate = 90 000 in the XVI Century , currency = ...

. He was the son of poet

Ivan Gundulić Dživo Franov Gundulić ( it, Gianfrancesco Gondola; 8 January 1589 – 8 December 1638), better known today as Ivan Gundulić, was the most prominent Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa (now in Croatia). He is regarded as the Croatian nati ...

and Nika Sorkočević, and brother of the Austrian Marshal Fran Dživo Gundulić. He served as a Rector of the

(Dubrovnik).

Biography

Following the footsteps of his father, Croatian poet

, 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 musical works in 1662 '' Sunčanica''. His first wife is unknown but he remarried with Katarina de Nale and had four children, Fran Gundulić II k.k General der Cav., Dživo Šiškov Gundulić (c. 1678 – c. 1721), Hieronymus Gundulić and Šiško Frano Gundulić II (*1682 + 1758) was one of the founders the first Austrian Lodge Zu den drei in Vienna 17 September 1742, on 7 March 1743 became Master of the Lodge Zu den drei Kanonen of

Freemasonry Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...

. Šišmundo married Pier An. Crijević and had the last Gundulić male line, Šiško Dominko Gundulić, the daughter Katarina Gundulić married with Matej Getaldić, continued with the surname Getaldić-Gundulić, by adoption for the son of Katarina, Frano Augustin Getaldić-Gundulić. He was also known by his bad habits, his public addiction to alcohol and his public scandals in the city of Dubrovnik. Šiško died in the

Sponza Palace The Sponza Palace ( hr, Palača Sponza; it, Palazzo Sponza), also called Divona (from ''dogana'', customs), is a 16th-century palace in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Its name is derived from the Latin word "spongia", the spot where rainwater was collected ...

(

Rector's Palace George Rector 878-1947was a restaurateur, raconteur and food authority who wrote several cookbooks in the 1920s and '30s. He appeared on radio on the Columbia Broadcasting System in ''Dine with George Rector''Republic of Ragusa hr, Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta it, La libertà non si vende nemmeno per tutto l'oro del mondo"Liberty is not sold for all the gold in the world" , population_estimate = 90 000 in the XVI Century , currency = ...

List of notable Ragusans Here follows a list of notable Ragusans and Rectors of the Republic of Ragusa (also known as the Republic of Dubrovnik), a maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik on the eastern coast of the Adriatic. Note on first and last names Ref ...

Trpanj Trpanj ( it, Trappano), is a municipality of Dubrovnik-Neretva County in south-eastern Croatia. According to the 2001 census, Trpanj has a population of 871. Croats make up 93.11% of the population. History Etymology There is more than one theor ...

House of Gundulić A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

* Dživo Šiškov Gundulić * Fran Dživo Gundulić *

Frano Getaldić-Gundulić Baron Francesco Ghetaldi-Gondola or Frano Getaldić-Gundulić (August 8, 1833 - July 3, 1899), was a Ragusan writer and politician, the first son of Sigismondo Ghetaldi-Gondola and Malvina Ursula de Bosdari. Francesco was a member of the Knights ...

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Biography in the Croatian Biographical Lexicon (''in Croatian'')Short biography (''in Croatian'')
1634 births 1682 deaths 17th-century Croatian poets People from the Republic of Ragusa Sismundo Ragusan poets Croatian male poets 17th-century male writers {{Croatia-writer-stub