Mariano Bolizza

Mariano Bolizza or Marin Bolica (1603 – 27 November 1643) was a nobleman and writer from Cattaro (known today as Kotor).

He studied at the University of Padua and, having embraced a priestly life, moved to Venice where he became a secretary of nuncio Giovanni Battista Agucchi.

Bolizza wrote Agucchi's funeral oration with a dedication to his mentor Claude de Mesmes, comte d'Avaux, the French ambassador to the Republic of Venice.

[1] The Bolizza were central in ensuring the safe transport of correspondence between Venice and the Ottoman Empire.

[3] The Sanjak of Scutari included the vilayet of Montenegro, which paid an annual tribute.