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. 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 Katarina Nalješković 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, in 7 March 1743 became Master of the Lodge Zu den drei Kanonen of Freemasonry. Segismondo married with Pier An. Crijević and had the ultime Gondola line male, Šiško Dominik Gundulić, the daughter Katarina Gundulić married with Mateo Getaldić, continued with the surname Getaldić-Gundulić, by adoption for the son of Katarina, 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. Šiško died in the Sponza palace (Rector's Palace) in 1682.

References

Sunčanica
*"drama u stihovima" (osmercima)
*"prikazana 1662".

ee also

* Republic of Ragusa
* List of notable Ragusans
* Trpanj
* House of Gundulić
* Ivan Gundulić
* Dživo Šiškov Gundulić
* Fran Dživo Gundulić
* Frano Getaldić-Gundulić