Andrea Cornaro (poet and historian)

Andrea Cornaro (1547 – c. 1616) or Andrea Corner (Greek: Ανδρέας Κορνάρος) was a Venetian aristocrat and very important historian and writer.

Biography

He was born in Trapezonta of Sitia in the island of Crete and was son of Giaccomo Cornaro and Issaveta ( Zampia) Demezo and also brother of Vincenzo Cornaro. He got married twice, firstly Carnarola Zen (or Zeno) and after her death Anezina Zen without having any kids.

He served as a commander in a galley naval ship and in his 24th year of age he took part at the battle of Lepanto with his galley Cristo [1](Jesus Christ)

His seigniory (Fief) included the villages Voni, Zoofori and Thrapsano[2] today’s prefecture of Heraklion.

In 1591 he founded in Candia (now Heraklion ) the philological academy of the weird (L’ Accademia degli Stravaganti).[3] He wrote hundreds of poems in the Italian language and also the History of Crete ( Historia Candiana). These works though they have been saved they have unfortunately never been printed.

He died in Candia and his burial took place in the monastery of St Francisco.

References

  1. ↑ Δημήτρης Αρβανιτάκης, Στέφανος Κακλαμάνης, Νίκος Καραπιδάκης, Αλεξάνδρα Κραντονέλλη, Βίκτωρ Θ. Μελάς, Leonora Navari (κείμενα). Το Ιόνιο πέλαγος. Χαρτογραφία και Ιστορία.16ος-18ος αιώνας.
  2. ↑ Κρητικά Χρονικά Θ΄(1955) Ή διαθήκη τοϋ Αντρέα Κορνάρου
  3. ↑ Giambattista Basile. Lo cunto de li cunti (1891) page. 36

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