Progonos (other)
Progonos ( gr, Πρόγονος) means "forefather" or "ancestor" and may refer to: *Progon, Lord of Kruja or Progonos (fl. 1190-1198), first Albanian ruler *Progonos Sgouros (fl. 1294-1300), Byzantine military commander See also *Progon (other) Progon may refer to: * House of Progon, 12–13th century Albanian monarchs * Progon family, established the first Albanian state, the Principality of Arbër * Progon, Lord of Kruja, a late 12th-century Byzantine-Albanian lord and first known Alba ...

Progon, Lord Of Kruja
Progon was the first Albanian ruler known by name, an ''archon'' of the Kruja Fortress (modern Krujë) and its surroundings, known as the Principality of Arbanon. He ruled between 1190 and 1198. Progon was succeeded by his two sons, Gjin, and Dimitri. Life Progon's realm was the first Albanian state during the Middle Ages.Clements 1992, p. 31 ''"By 1190, Byzantium's power had so receded that the archon Progon succeeded in establishing the first Albanian state of the Middle Ages, a principality"''Pickard-Çeliku 2008, p. 16Norris 1993, p. 35 Little is known about ''archon'' Progon who was the first ruler of Kruja and its surroundings, between 1190 and 1198.Frashëri 1964, p. 42 ''"The territories of this principality extended over the present- day districts of central Albania. Its capital was at Kruja. The first ruler of the Principality of Arberia was Archon Progon (1190-1198) about whose life and doings we know.."'' The Kruja fortress stayed in the possession of the Progon fa ...
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Progonos Sgouros
Progonos Sgouros ( sq, Progon Skura, gr, Πρόγονος Σγουρός;) was a late 13th-century Byzantine senior military commander from Principality of Arbanon (Medieval Albania) with the rank of ''megas hetaireiarches''. He was lord of Ohrid during the Byzantine Empire's territorial control over the city.. Biography Progonos Sgouros was an Albanian from Durrës (Byzantine Dyrrhachion) and belonged to the prominent Skuraj family.: "La chiesa della Madre di Dio Periblepta, chiamata oggi San Clemente, a Ocrida, fu decorata nel 1295 per cura del grande eteriarca bizantino Arbanas Progon Sgouros, strettamente imparentato con la famiglia imperiale tramite matrimonio.": "An Albanian by the name of Progon Sgouros (Πρόγονος τοũ Σγούρου) and with the title of ''hetaireiarches'' restored the church of St. Clement of Ochrida about 1295." He was married to Eudokia, a female relative of Andronikos II Palaiologos (r. 1282–1328), becoming a '' gambros'' of the Byzantin ...
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