Bruni family explained

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 archbishop of Ulcinj 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]

Notes and References

1. https://revista.acadsudest.ro/Arhiv%c4%83/Revista%202015/RESEE_2015.pdf NOEL MALCOLM, "AN UNKNOWN DESCRIPTION OF OTTOMAN ALBANIA: ANTONIO BRUNI’S TREATISE ON THE BEYLERBEYLIK OF RUMELI (1596), Rev. Études Sud-Est Europ., LIII, 1–4, p. 1–464, Bucarest, 2015
2. Book: GREENE . MOLLY . Noel Malcolm, Agents of Empire: Knights, Corsairs, Jesuits and Spies in The Sixteenth Century Mediterranean World, London: Allen Lane, 2015, xxv+604 pp. . 2015 . Princeton University . 9780190262785 . 433 .
3. News: Michael Barone . History Returns Violently in the Mediterranean and Beyond A Commentary By . History Returns Violently in the Mediterranean and Beyond - Rasmussen Reports® . 23 March 2019 . www.rasmussenreports.com.
4. News: Dursteler . Eric . Dursteler on Malcolm, 'Agents of Empire: Knights, Corsairs, Jesuits and Spies in the Sixteenth-Century Mediterranean World' H-Diplo H-Net . 23 March 2019 . networks.h-net.org . Dursteler on Malcolm, 'Agents of Empire: Knights, Corsairs, Jesuits and Spies in the Sixteenth-Century Mediterranean World'.
5. Book: ALBANSKE PLEMIŠKE DRUŽINE V BENEŠKEM KOPRU v jubilejnem letu palače Bruti FAMILJET FISNIKE SHQIPTARE NË KOPRIN E VENECISË në vitin jubilar të pallatit Bruti . Iliria Zbirka . 32 . Izdajatelj: Osrednja knjižnica Srečka Vilharja Koper Založnik: Kulturno društvo Albancev slovenske Istre “Iliria” Koper Za izdajatelja: David Runco Za založnika: Heset Ahmeti Kraj in datum izdaje: Koper, 2015 Dopolnjena izdaja Urednik: mag. Peter Štoka Avtorji: mag. Peter Štoka, dr. Salvator Žitko, dr. Helena Seražin Prevod: dr. Martin Berishaj Lektoriranje: Ljuba Vrabec (slovenščina), Ganimet Shala (albanščina) Tisk: Luglioprint, Trieste (Italija) Naklada: 300 izvodov Nosilec avtorskih pravic: Osrednja knjižnica Srečka Vilharja Koper in Kulturno društvo Albancev slovenske Istre “Iliria” Koper . 2019-04-05 . 2019-04-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190413083509/http://www.iliria.si/alb/brochure_Bruti_DEF.pdf?i=2 . dead .
6. News: Gallagher . John . Agents of Empire by Noel Malcolm review – a dazzling history of the 16th-century Mediterranean . 23 March 2019 . The Guardian . The Guardian . Agents of Empire by Noel Malcolm review – a dazzling history of the 16th‑century Mediterranean . 10 June 2015.
7. Book: S. Hurlburt . Holly . Hurlburt on Malcolm, 'Agents of Empire: Knights, Corsairs, Jesuits and Spies in the Sixteenth-Century Mediterranean World' H-Italy H-Net . (Southern Illinois University Carbondale) . H-Italy (December, 2015) Commissioned by Matt Vester .