John Peter Marchi | |
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Born | 1663 |
Died | 1733 |
Nationality | Venetian |
Other names | Giovanni Pietro Marchi |
Occupation | Jurist |
Years active | 1680–1733 |
Known for | Illyrian Academy |
John Peter Marchi (Italian : Giovanni Pietro Marchi, Serbo-Croatian : Ivan Petar Marki); 1663-1733) [3] was a Venetian jurist, member of the Split nobility and founder and president of the Illyrian Academy (Academia Illyrika iliti vam Slovinska). [4] [5] Marchi supported and worked for the liberation of the Sanjak of Bosnia from the Ottoman Empire and conversion of its population to Catholicism. [6]
After he received his PhD in Law in Padua in 1680, Marchi returned to Split where he was a judge and legal advisor. [7] He was librarian of the library of Ivan Paštrić. [8]
Marchi was the most notable member of Marchi noble family. [9] In 1728 he received certificate which confirmed his Roman nobility membership. [10]
Marchi was founder, president and member of the Illyrian Academy (Academia Illyrika iliti vam Slovinska). [4] [5] Marchi's intention was to support the capture of the Sanjak of Bosnia from Ottoman Empire and conversion of its population to Catholicism. [6] He believed that Eastern Orthodox Slavs from Bosnia would convert to the religion of the new lord of Bosnia. [11]
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