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Chiranna Zenevisi, Lady Of Grabossa
Chiranna Zenevisi (), also known as Anna was an Albanian noblewoman and member of the Zenevisi family, as the daughter of Count John Zenevisi. Life Chiranna Zenevisi was the daughter of Gjon Zenebishi, Serbastokrator of Epirus. Her mother was a daughter of Gjin Bua-Spata and sister of Irene, wife of Esau de' Buondelmonti. Not much is known about Chiranna's early life. Upon her marriage to Andrea III Muzaka, Chiranna received the territory of Grabossa as part of her dowry from her father, John Zenevisi. Through this marriage, the territory became part of the holdings of the Muzaka family, and Chiranna assumed the title of Lady of Grabossa. In 1470, Chiranna built the Holy Trinity Church, Lavdar. Her son, Gjin II, built Saint Mary's Church in Bungë, near the village of Zerec. He was buried on the south side of Saint Mary's Church. The church was built just a few kilometers from Lavdar, where the Holy Trinity Church is located. Later on, her descendants built another churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea III Muzaka
Andrea III Muzaka was a 14th-century Albanian nobleman and Lord of Deabolis from the Muzaka family. Life and reign Born into the noble Muzaka family, Andrea's father was Gjin I Muzaka, a son of Despot Andrea II. His mother was princess Zanfina Arianiti Comninata, daughter of Materango Arianiti from the noble Arianiti family. In Venetian documents, Andrea does not appear as a prince, but as a "valuable citizen of Durazzo". With document No. 439 of February 27, 1389, Andrea and other gentlemen received 300 ducats annually from Doge Antonio Venier for their services "to ensure that the city does not fall into the hands of the Turks" and as long as "the city is in Venetian hands." In April 1393, the most valuable citizens of the city of Durazzo and the "Albanese chiefs nearby" received gifts and pensions from the bailo and captain of Durazzo, Francesco Giorgio. Andreas III was also among the recipients called. Family During his life, he married the Albanian princess Chiran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esau De' Buondelmonti
Esau de' Buondelmonti () was the ruler of Ioannina and its surrounding area (central Epirus) from 1385 until his death in 1411, with the Byzantine title of despot. Life Esau was the son of the Florentine nobleman Manente and Lapa Acciaiuoli, sister of Niccolò Acciaiuoli of Corinth. Esau had come to Greece to seek success like his Acciaiuoli kinsmen, but in 1379 he had been captured in battle against Thomas Preljubović of Epirus. After he spent several years of captivity, Esau succeeded his captor by marrying the latter's widow, Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina in February 1385. Esau reversed the unpopular policies of the tyrannical Thomas, recalling the exiled nobles and reinstating Matthew, the bishop of Ioannina. The new ruler pursued a pacifying policy, and sought accommodation with both the Albanian clans and the Byzantine Empire. In 1386 a Byzantine embassy arrived at Ioannina and invested Esau with the court dignity of '' despotes'' (despot). Although Esau w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Death Missing
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Islam
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Yakup Bey Muzaka
Yakup Bey (; 1437 – September 1442) was the sanjak-bey of Albania in 1437. Life Jakup was born into the Albanian noble Muzaka family. During the revolt staged by his father, Teodor III Muzaka, he was replaced by Hadım Şehabeddin (sanjak-bey until 1439), then served again in 1441–42, when in 1441 Përmet was annexed to the sanjak of Albania, Yakup Bey is mentioned as its sanjakbey. He remained on the position of the sanjakbey of the Sanjak of Albania until September 1442 when he was killed in action along with 16 other sanjak-beys under the command of Hadım Şehabeddin (since 1439 the beylerbey of the Rumelia Eyalet) at the battle near the Ialomița River against Christian forces under Janos Hunyadi. Descendants Through Murat of Këlcyrë, who was the great-grandfather of Ali Pasha of Ioannina and grandfather of Veli Bey of Tepelena Veli Bey was an Albanians, Albanian clan leader and local ruler in Tepelena during the 18th century. A leading member of the Meçoh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Lezhë
The League of Lezhë (), also commonly referred to as the Albanian League (), was a military and diplomatic alliance of the Albanian aristocracy, created in the city of Lezhë on 2 March 1444. The League of Lezhë is considered the first unified independent Albanian country in the Medieval age, with Skanderbeg as leader of the regional Albanian chieftains and nobles united against the Ottoman Empire. Skanderbeg was proclaimed "Chief of the League of the Albanian People," while Skanderbeg always signed himself as "''Dominus'' ''Albaniae"'' ( Albanian: ''Zot i Arbërisë'', English: ''Lord of Albania''). At the assembly of Lezhë, members from the families Kastrioti, Arianiti, Zaharia, Muzaka, Spani, Thopia, Balsha and Crnojević, which were linked matrilineally or via marriage to the Kastrioti, were present. The members contributed to the league with men and money while maintaining control of the internal affairs of their domains. Soon after its creation, the pro-Vene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donika Kastrioti
Andronika "Donika" Arianiti, commonly known as Donika Kastrioti, (1428 – 1506) was an Albanians, Albanian noblewoman and Grand Princess of Albania from her marriage to Skanderbeg. She was the daughter of Gjergj Arianiti, an earlier leader in the ongoing revolt against the Ottomans, and Maria Muzaka, whose family ruled under the title of despots in the southern part of the country. Life Donika was born in Kaninë, in 1428. Her father, Gjergj Arianiti was a member of the Arianiti family whose domain stretched across the Shkumbin valley and the old Via Egnatia road and reached to the east today's Bitola. Her mother, Maria Muzaka was a member of the Muzaka family whose domain was the Myzeqe region. A month after the Treaty of Gaeta, on 21 April 1451, Skanderbeg married Donika, and thus strengthened the ties with the Arianiti family, in the Eastern Orthodox Ardenica Monastery, in Lushnje, present-day southwestern Albania. Later her sister Angelina of Serbia, Angelina married Serb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjergj Arianiti
Gjergj Arianiti (13??–1462) was an Albanian feudal lord who led several successful campaigns against the Ottoman Empire. He was the father of Donika, Skanderbeg's wife, as well as the uncle of Moisi Golemi. Gjergj Arianiti was Skanderbeg's ally within the League of Lezhë before abandoning the alliance after the capture of Berat by the Ottomans in 1450. He later returned. Robert Elsie emphasizes that Arianiti was often Skanderbeg's rival. He allied with the Kingdom of Naples in 1446, left his alliance with Skanderbeg by 1449 and allied with Venice in 1456. However, his daughter married Skanderbeg and he remained officially part of the League of Lezhe, continuing to fight Ottomans successfully up to his death in 1462. Name His name is most commonly known in the Albanian form, ''Gjergj Arianiti''. In English, it is usually rendered as George Arianiti. In correspondence with Slavic chancelleries, his name appears in the Slavic form as "Golem Arianit Komnenovic" (Golemi Arenit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjon Muzaka
Gjon Muzaka (fl. 1510; ) was an Albanian nobleman from the Muzaka family, that has historically ruled in the Myzeqe region, Albania. In 1510 he wrote the Muzaka chronicles (a ''Breve memoria de li discendenti de nostra casa Musachi''. The work was published in Karl Hopf's ''Chroniques gréco-romaines'', Paris 1873, pp. 270–340. According to his memoirs, Gjon's father died before Ottomans captured Berat in 1417. The memoir of Gjon Muzaka (1515) His memoir is considered to be the oldest substantial text written by an Albanian. It was originally written in Latin and his name was listed as Giovanni Musachi. In it he mentions several interesting things that were confirmed to have been accurate by Noel Malcolm. Among other things he claims that, according to family history, the name "Musachi" is derived from a corrupted form of the name "Molossachi", ancient tribesmen of Epirus known as the Molossians. Attached to the chronicle is a document from John’s son, Constantin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Trinity Church, Lavdar
Holy Trinity Church of Lavdar (), also known as the Holy Trinity Church of Tudas is a 15th century Albanian orthodox church built in the Byzantine style by the medieval Albanian noble family of Muzaka. It is located near the villages Lavdar and Tudas in the region of Opar in Korçë county, southeastern Albania. Noted for its distinguished architecture and frescoes, it was declared a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1963. Location The church is located in a remote setting in the region of Opar in Korçë county, southeastern Albania. It lies at 1220 m altitude, at the feet of ''Tudas Rock'' () and 500 m from the eponymous, nearest village, on the northern slope of Mt. Ostrovica (2383 m). The second nearest but larger village to the church is Lavdar, of the municipal unit of Lekas. The memoirs of Gjon Muzaka, being the earliest documented accounts of the church, mention it as the Holy Trinity Church of Lavdar, near the village Xerje. History The Holy Trinity Church of Lavda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Holy Trinity In Lavdar
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