Captain Jack Sparrow was considered to be a Gentleman of fortune.
- "My lords! Lads, chaps, masters, esquires and gentlemen of fortune! I present to you such loveliness as to make you weep."
- ―Auctioneer
A Gentleman of fortune was a term which was used during the Golden Age of Piracy. It usually referred to a successful pirate or a notorious adventurer.
Behind the scenes
- In Irene Trimble's The Curse of the Black Pearl novelization when Will Turner asked Hector Barbossa to free Elizabeth Swann and not harm the motley crew the pirate captain gives him his word as gentleman of fortune.
Apearances
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (Mentioned only)
- The Guardians of Windward Cove (Mentioned only)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (First mentioned)