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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.
Skënderbeu. Gjergj Kastrioti (l. 6 maj 1405 – v. 17 janar 1468), i njohur si Skënderbeu (nga turqishtja osmane: اسکندر بگ İskender Bey ), ishte një feudal dhe udhëheqës ushtarak arbër ,që në fillesë luftoi për Perandorinë Osmane dhe më pas drejtoi një kryengritje kundër saj. Një anëtar i familjes fisnike të ...
May 14, 2024 · Died: Jan. 17, 1468, Lezhë, Albania (aged 63) Skanderbeg (born 1405, northern Albania—died Jan. 17, 1468, Lezhë, Albania) was the national hero of the Albanians. A son of John (Gjon) Kastrioti, prince of Emathia, George was early given as hostage to the Turkish sultan. Converted to Islām and educated at Edirne, Turkey, he was given the ...
Skanderbeg's rebellion was an almost 25-year long anti-Ottoman rebellion led by the Albanian military commander Skanderbeg in what is today Albania and its neighboring countries. It was a rare successful instance of resistance by Christians during the 15th century and through his leadership led Albanians in guerrilla warfare against the Ottomans.
Hailed as a national hero in Albania, Gjergj Kastrioti-Skanderbeg (1403-1468) successfully ousted the Ottoman Turks from his native land for over two decades, halting Turkey's efforts to spread Islam through a predominately Roman Catholic western Europe. Kidnapped by the Ottoman Turks at a young age, Albanian freedom fighter Gjergj Kastrioti ...
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 ...
Apr 11, 2019 · George Castrioti, later known as Scanderbeg, was born in 1405, into a noble family in Krujë, 20 miles north of Tirana, Albania. When George was about 18, his father, John Castrioti, the local leader, was obligated to send George as a hostage to train and serve with the Ottoman army. George excelled in military affairs and stayed with the ...
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