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Danjë
Dagnum (, , ) was a town, bishopric and important medieval fortress located on the territory of present-day Albania, which has been under Albanian, Serbian, Venetian and Ottoman control and remains a Latin Catholic titular see. It is close to the modern day town of Vau i Dejës. History In period 1081—1116 Dagnum belonged to the kingdom of Duklja. The Republic of Ragusa, Ragusan-Serbian peace treaty was signed in Danj on 25 March 1326, attended by ''vojvoda'' (Slavic count) Mladen and ''čelnik'' Đuraš Ilijić. Until 1395 Sati (castle), Sati (whose castellan was Koja Zaharia) and Dagnum belonged to a fief of Kostadin Balšić and was part of the Lordship of Zeta under Đurađ II Balšić. In 1395 Balšić ceded Sati (with Dagnum) together with Shkodër, Scutari and Drivast to Venetian Republic (in order to create a buffer zone between remaining part of his Zeta and Ottoman Empire), but Zaharia refused to allow Venetians to take control over the Sati. He proclaimed himsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koja Zaharia
Koja Zaharia or Koja Zakaria () (? – before 1442) was an Albanian nobleman and a member of the Zaharia family. Name In Ragusan documents he is referred to as Kojčin or Gojčin. Because of that, many scholars like Nicolae Iorga, Ludwig Thalloczy and Konstantin Jireček have mistakenly believed he was actually Gojčin Crnojević. His name is rendered by Robert Elsie as Koja Zacharia or Koja Zakarija. Family Koja married Bosa (also known as Boxia) Dukagjini, the daughter of Leka Dukagjini. The couple had three children: # Lekë Zaharia, was possibly bethrothed to Irene Dushmani. He was one of the founders of the League of Lezhë. He died in 1447 where his mother Bosa inherited his lands. # Boglia Zaharia, became the second wife of Balsha III, following his divorce from his first wife, Mara Thopia. Their marriage took place in early 1412 or late 1413, and the couple had two children, Teodora Balsha and a son # A daughter (name unknown), marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
