Minuccio (or Minucci)

a learned Roman Catholic prelate, was born at Serravalle, Italy, in 1551. After having been prevost at Oettingen, Germany, he became counsellor to the duke of Bavaria. He was next secretary successively to popes Innocent IX and Clement VIII. The latter appointed him in 1596 archbishop of Zara, in Dalmatia. He was appointed by the republic of Venice to negotiate a peace with the Uscoques (adventurers), fugitives from Dalmatia, who availed themselves of the difficulties existing between Austria and Venice to rob and ransack the inhabitants of the borders of both countries. Minuccio died in Munich in 1604. He wrote in Italian the history of these filibusters up to 1602; it was published at Venice (1676, 4to) under the title of Storia degli Uscocchi, with a continuation as far as 1616 by Paoli Sarpi. He also wrote Vita sanctce Augustae de Serravalle, in the Bollandists (of March 27), and in the Supplement de Surins. See Ughelli, Italia Sacra, volume 5; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.