Feliks Petančić (1455–1517)
Born 1455 CE, died 1517 CE.
Feliks Petančić (c. 1455 – c. 1520), known in Latin as Felix Petancius and in Italian as Felice Petanzio, was a Renaissance humanist, historian, scribe and illustrator. A native of Dubrovnik, he worked as a diplomat for both the Republic of Ragusa and the Kingdom of Hungary. His diplomatic travels took him to France, Italy and the Ottoman Empire. Petančić is considered one of the Croatian Latinists. Three works of varying originality are attributed to him. All concern the Ottoman wars in Europe. Historia Turcica, a history of the Ottoman Empire, is partially original and partially copied from a work by Niccolò Sagundino. Quibus itineribus Turci sint aggrediendi, on the geography of the Ottoman Balkans, is plagiarised from a work by Martin Segon. Genealogia Turcorum imperatorum discusses the internal state of the Ottoman Empire. It is based on firsthand experience. In addition to his writings, Petančić contributed illuminated manuscripts to the Bibliotheca Corviniana in Hungary.
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