Early Life
Lucas was born into a Croatian family of shipbuilders and owners in the city of Split (now in Croatia but then part of Austria-Hungary).
At the age of 20, Lucas completed studies at the Polytechnical Institute (Technische Hochschule) in Graz, Austria and became a mechanical engineer. After entering the Austrian Naval Academy, Lučić served in Pula and Rijeka and rose to the rank of second lieutenant.
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