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Gjergj Kastrioti ( c. 1405 – 17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia . A member of the noble Kastrioti family, he was sent as a hostage to the Ottoman court.
- Gjon Kastrioti II
Gjon II Kastrioti (Italian: Ioanne Castrioto, Giovanni...
- Skanderbeg's rebellion
Skanderbeg's rebellion was an almost 25-year long...
- Timeline
1463. 26 April – The Venetians allowed Skanderbeg and his...
- Historiography
The Historiography of Skanderbeg involves the study and...
- Myth of Skanderbeg
The Myth of Skanderbeg is one of the main constitutive myths...
- Gjon Kastrioti II
Skanderbeg. Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu (1405 – 17 January 1468), 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 ...
May 5, 2018 · Skanderbeg was born Gjergj (George) Kastrioti in 1405 in the town of Krujë in the Albanian mountains. He was the youngest son of a local ruler, but tiny Albania was under pressure from both west and east. His father, Gjon (John) Kastrioti, tried to walk a delicate political line to avoid being overthrown by either the Venetians or the Ottoman ...
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