Let's not forget the Barbary pirates ( most of them European renegades in Algiers, Tunis and Sale):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_Coast
and shorter home ( at least to Europe), the lads in France:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirkers
https://www.historiamag.com/dunkirke...ntury-pirates/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_corsairs
interesting to see which weapons they used / had...
and if any forum member can advise any museums about them,
next to the St Malo one
https://traveltoeat.com/french-corsa...t-malo-france/