Antonio Giancix (1666 – d. after 1739) was a Dalmatian (Croatian) officer, engineer and military architect in Venetian service.[1]
Giancix, whose name historically is rendered in a number of versions, including Giansich, Giaxich, and Jancix, served spent his entire career in the Venetian army, rising through the ranks.
He participated in numerous battles and was wounded several times.
As commander of the defence of Modon in 1715 during the Ottoman reconquest of the Morea, he was captured by the Ottomans and detained for after five years.
He continued his career, eventually becoming the third figure in the Venetian army to hold the rank of tenente generale.
He is primarily associated with his main work, the Palamidi fortress in Nafplio, Greece, the only fortress that he designed from scratch.
He modernised many other fortresses. He was particularly active before the Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718), when he designed improvements for the most critical defensive infrastructure (Knin, Corfu, Rio Castle, Nafplio, Modon).
References
edit- ^ Andrej, Žmegač (2018). Antonio Giancix - an Ignored Genius? (PDF). Turin: Politecnico di Torino. pp. 281–286. ISBN 978-88-85745-12-4.