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Alberto P. Guglielmotti
1812–1893
A Dominican priest, librarian, and historian, he became one of the key chroniclers of Italy’s maritime past. His books on the papal navy and Mediterranean seafaring helped preserve stories that might otherwise have slipped out of view.
3 Audiobooks
La guerra dei pirati e la marina pontificia dal 1500 al 1560, vol. 2
by Alberto P. Guglielmotti
La guerra dei pirati e la marina pontificia dal 1500 al 1560, vol. 1
by Alberto P. Guglielmotti
Marcantonio Colonna alla battaglia di Lepanto
by Alberto P. Guglielmotti
About the author
Born in Civitavecchia in 1812 and known in religion as Alberto, he entered the Dominican order after being born Francesco Maria Guglielmotti. He was ordained a priest, trained in theology, and also worked as librarian of the Biblioteca Casanatense in Rome.
Guglielmotti is chiefly remembered for his historical writing on naval warfare and the seafaring traditions of the Italian peninsula. His most famous work is the large multi-volume Storia della marina pontificia, a major study of the papal navy, and he also wrote on maritime language, military history, and the exploits of Italian sailors.
Alongside his religious life, he built a reputation as a learned and wide-ranging scholar with interests in history, philology, and the sciences. He died in Rome in 1893, leaving work that still matters to readers interested in naval history and the Mediterranean world.