Theodor Bua (
Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
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**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
: Teodor Bua) was a 15th-century
Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
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military commander who served as a captain of the
Stradioti
The Stratioti or Stradioti ( gr, στρατιώτες ''stratiotes''; sq, Stratiotë, Stratiotët;, it, stradioti, stradiotti, stratioti, strathiotto, strathioti; french: estradiots; sh, stratioti, stradioti; es, estradiotes) were mercenary u ...
regiments of the
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...
.
Biography
After the
Venetian-Ottoman peace treaty of 1479, that gave to the Ottomans the last free part of Albania, areas of Peloponnesus and Dalmatia (
Albania Veneta
Venetian Albania ( vec, Albania vèneta, it, Albania Veneta, Serbian and Montenegrin: Млетачка Албанија / ''Mletačka Albanija'', ) was the official term for several possessions of the Republic of Venice in the southeastern Adria ...
), Teodor Bua defected from the Venetian army and joined the rebellion of
Krokodeilos Kladas
Krokodeilos Kladas ( el, Κροκόδειλος Κλαδάς, 1425–1490), also known as Korkodeilos, Krokondeilos, or Korkondelos, was a military leader from the Morea, Peloponnese who fought against the Ottoman Empire, Ottomans on behalf of th ...
in the
Morea. In his ''Dispacci al Senato e ad Altri'',
Bartolomeo Minio Bartolomeo Minio was, among other things, a Republic of Venice, Venetian captain and commander (''provveditor e capitanio'') of Napoli di Romagna (modern Nafplion, Greece), a Venetian outpost on the Morea (Peloponnese) from 1479 to 1483. His reports ...
describes an incident in which the Venetian commander of
Nafplio
Nafplio ( ell, Ναύπλιο) is a coastal city located in the Peloponnese in Greece and it is the capital of the regional unit of Argolis and an important touristic destination. Founded in antiquity, the city became an important seaport in the ...
sent an Albanian contingent against him and Meksha Buziqi. Still, the soldiers refused to attack them because of their kinship ties and compatriotism. The rebellion ultimately failed after the two commanders broke their alliance. Afterwards, Bua returned to Venetian territory but was jailed in
Monemvasia.
The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571: The fifteenth century p.329"> The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571: The fifteenth century p.329
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See also
* Bua family
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15th-century Albanian people