Adelaer

Adelaer (born Dec. 16, 1622, Brevik, Nor.—died Nov. 5, 1675, Copenhagen, Den.) was a Norwegian-born seaman and naval officer, distinguished in both Venetian and Danish naval history. He entered the Dutch navy in 1639 as an adelborst (“cadet”) and served under Martin van Tromp but in 1642 moved into Venetian service, where he was known as Curzio Suffrido Adelborst. He soon distinguished himself and in 1650 was sent to patrol the Dardanelles. On May 16,...