Jean de la Vega
Introduction ''Le Voyage du Baron de Saint Blancard en Turquie'', by Jean de la Vega, after 1538. '''Jean de la Vega''', also '''Jehan de la Vega''', was a French traveler and  writer of the 16th century. He was a member of the fleet Bertrand d'Ornesan which collaborated with the Ottomans under the Franco-Ottoman alliance.As a member of D'Ornessan's staff, he traveled to Istanbul on a French galley, and wrote a famous account of his travels, ''Le Voyage du Baron de Saint Blancard en Turquie''. He was a witness of the Siege of Corfu (1537), and also witnessed the depredations of the Ottoman fleet in Christian territory.
See also *Franco-Ottoman alliance
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References * Garnier, Edith ''L'Alliance Impie''. Editions du Felin, 2008, Paris   Interview