Background
Pelegrinović was born around the year 1500 in the town of Hvar on the island of the same name. He came from a noble family originating in the Apulian town of Barletta and was a son of Marijan and Nikolica.
Pelegrinović was born around the year 1500 in the town of Hvar on the island of the same name. He came from a noble family originating in the Apulian town of Barletta and was a son of Marijan and Nikolica.
He attended a humanist school in his town of birth and he studied law in Padua.
In 1530, as a lesser nobleman he accepted the responsibilities of a Hvar defensor. In the same year, he became a Korčulan Notary and, at the end of 1538, he made his return to Hvar. On 5 February 1548, Pelegrinović was elected as a chancellor in the Zadar council.
He travelled twice to Venice, in 1556 and 1557, probably to publish Jeđupka or his other works.
He lived in Zadar until his death. Two days prior to his death, he dictated his Last Will before a Notary.