The Bruni were a Venetian-Albanian[1] medieval family dating back to the 13th century in Shkodër The family fled when the city was occupied by the Ottomans.[2] Part of the family was located in modern day Koper in Slovenia. Giovanni Bruni is mentioned as the archbishopofUlcinj in 1581.[3] He became the archbishop in 1551 and participated in the council of Trent in 1563.[4][5] He died from the Spanish who boarded his ship and killed him after the Battle of Lepanto despite yelling ”I am a Christian, I am a bishop”.[6] In 1537, Antonio II of the Bruti-family married with Maria of the Bruni family in Ulcinj. Gasparo Bruni is mentioned as the first knight of Malta, servant of Sultan Murad III. The family was ”trans-imperial subjects” with members working as translators, merchants, and men of the church making them valuable to the Venetians and Ottomans.[7]
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