Career
He was a child of famous poet Ivan Gundulić and Nika Sorkočević (Sorgo) †1644. He joined the Austrian Army where he served as a military officer In 1655, Fran participated on a diplomatic mission to Moscow, in his personal diary account he noted that the Russian Tzar Alexis I of Russia, was very happy that one of the leading envoys was of Slavic descent ("od slovinskoga iesika") so that he could speak his own language without the use of interpreter.
This was necessary because of his position in Vienna.
In February 1679, the Austrian companies became reduces since 12 in 6 companies and soon in 3 into the regiments Kaunitz and Hallewyl. However also still 1679 dissolved and together with move Gundulić divided into the regiments Mercy, Taaffe and Churprinz and was finally made Commandant of Kürassierregiment since 1682–1699.
He also participated in the Battle of Vienna under the Polish King January III Sobieski in 1683. He became Generalfeldwachtmeister on 27 July 1682 and Feldmarschall-Leutnant on September 4, 1685.
The family then obtained fiefdoms from Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Cavalry and Šiško Gundulić,k.k Kriegsdiensten. He died in the Renngasse palace in Vienna 1700.
