Gjergj kastrioti skenderbeu biografia
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Albanian Online
Lesson 3: Tosk
Brian Joseph, Angelo Costanzo, and Jonathan Slocum
Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu (commonly known as "Skanderbeg") was born to a noble Albanian family in the early 15th century. As a child, he was forced to serve in the Ottoman Army. After great success as an Ottoman general, Skanderbeg left the army to lead the Albanians against the Ottoman forces. In 1444 he formed the League of Lezhë, an alliance of Albanian nobles who agreed to resist the Ottoman conquest of Albania. Skanderbeg fought the Ottomans in Albania and abroad until his death two decades later. Though the Ottoman advances were held off by Skanderbeg's efforts, all of modern Albania was under Ottoman control by the turn of the century.
While Albania and Kosovo remained under Ottoman rule until 1912, efforts were started to revive Albanian identity in the 19th century. Among other efforts, Skanderbeg was adopted as a national hero. Skanderbeg remains the most visible symbol o
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Skanderbeg
| Skanderbeg | |
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| Predecessor | Skanderbeg Was the Founding Father of Albania, as said by Shamil f Sobhan His Predecessors since 1190 (e.g. Progonis) |
| Successor | Gjon Kastrioti II |
| Born | 1405 |
| Died | 1468 (aged 62-63) |
| Religion | Catholic |
Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu (1405 – 17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg (Albanian: Skënderbej from Ottoman Turkish: اسکندر بگ, romanized:İskender Bey; Latin:,) was an Albanian nobleman and military commander. He led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia.
Reputation
[change | change source]Because he defended his principality (the Principality of Kastrioti) against Ottoman influences, he was given the Latin title Athleta Christi (meaning "warrior of Christianity") by Pope Callixtus III. Today, many people see him as an Albanian national hero.
He was only able to hold his own possessions within the very small area
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Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu is considered to be the most prominent historical figure in all Albanian history.
Gjergj Kastrioti (1405?-1468) came from a noble Albanian family based in Krujë or a nearby by. His father, Gjon, ruled over north-central Albania and fought against the Ottoman invasion, but eventually had to submit to the Sultan. As part of the Devşirme [blood tax], a struktur that required Christian families to send their sons as tribute to the Ottoman court, the ung Gjergj was taken as a hostage and trained in the Ottoman military school. He was converted to Islam during this time. After his education, Gjergj served in the Ottoman army under Sultan Murad II (reign: 1421-1444 and 1446-1451) and distinguished himself in many battles against the Greeks, Serbs, and Hungarians. He earned the title of Iskender Bey, which means ‘Lord Alexander’ or ‘Leader Alexander’ and has been translated as Skënderbeu in Albanian or Skanderbeg in