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Costantino Castriota Scanderbeg (1477–1500) was an Albanian nobleman from the
Costantino Castriota Scanderbeg (1477–1500) was an Albanian nobleman from the House of Kastrioti
The House of Kastrioti ( sq, Dera e Kastriotëve) was an Albanian noble family, active in the 14th and 15th centuries as the rulers of the Principality of Kastrioti. At the beginning of the 15th century, the family controlled a territory in the ...
and prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Isernia
The Italian Catholic diocese of Isernia-Venafro ( la, Dioecesis Aeserniensis-Venafrensis) in Molise, is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano. In 1852 the historic diocese of Isernia was combined with the diocese of Venafro, to form ...
(1497–1500). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Costantino Castriota was born in 1477 to theHouse of Kastrioti
The House of Kastrioti ( sq, Dera e Kastriotëve) was an Albanian noble family, active in the 14th and 15th centuries as the rulers of the Principality of Kastrioti. At the beginning of the 15th century, the family controlled a territory in the ...
, the son of Gjon Kastrioti II
Gjon II Kastrioti ( it, Ioanne Castrioto,Theodore Spandounes (Spandugnino), De la origine deli Imperatori Ottomani, Sathas, C. N. (ed.) (1890) Documents inédits relatifs à l'histoire de la Grèce au moyen âge, IX (Paris), p. 159 Giovanni Cast ...
, son of Skanderbeg
, reign = 28 November 1443 – 17 January 1468
, predecessor = Gjon Kastrioti
, successor = Gjon Kastrioti II
, spouse = Donika Arianiti
, issue = Gjon Kastrioti II
, royal house = Kastrioti
, father ...
, and Jerina Branković, the daughter of Serbian Despot Lazar Branković
Lazar Branković ( sr-cyr, Лазар Бранковић; c. 1421 – 20 February 1458) was a Serbian despot, prince of Rascia from 1456 to 1458. He was the third son of Đurađ Branković and his wife Eirene Kantakouzene. He was succeeded by hi ...
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On 2 Oct 1497, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Isernia
The Italian Catholic diocese of Isernia-Venafro ( la, Dioecesis Aeserniensis-Venafrensis) in Molise, is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano. In 1852 the historic diocese of Isernia was combined with the diocese of Venafro, to form ...
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He served as Bishop of Isernia until his death in 1500.
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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 15th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VI 1477 births 1500 deaths House of Kastrioti Italian people of Albanian descent Italian people of Serbian descent {{15C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub