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Gjon Kastrioti (? – before July 7, 1439) was an Albanian feudal lord from the House of Kastrioti and the father of future Albanian leader Gjergj Kastrioti (better known as Skanderbeg). He governed the territory between the Cape of Rodon and Dibër and had at his disposal an army of 2,000 horsemen.
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- Pal Kastrioti
- 4 May 1437
Gjon Kastrioti (vdekur më 1437) ka qenë një fisnik arbër nga familja e Kastriotëve dhe babai i heroit të ardhshëm kombëtar shqiptar, Skënderbeut. Sundonte viset mes kepit të Rodonit dhe Krujës dhe arrinte të kishte deri në 2,000 kalorës në gatishmëri.
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.
- 28 November 1443 – 17 January 1468
- Donika Arianiti
Gjon II Kastrioti (Italian: Ioanne Castrioto, Giovanni Castrioto; 1456–2 August 1514), was the son of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg, the Albanian national hero, and of Donika Kastrioti, daughter of the powerful Albanian prince, Gjergj Arianiti.
May 5, 2018 · Albania’s greatest military hero Gjergj Kastrioti, also known as Skanderbeg, dedicated his life to fighting for his beleaguered homeland. Karen Murdarasi | Published in History Today Volume 68 Issue 5 May 2018. Statue of Skanderbeg in Tirana, Albania. Thomas Quine (CC BY 2.0).
Gjon II Kastrioti ( Italian: Ioanne Castrioto, Giovanni Castrioto; 1456–2 August 1514), was the son of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg, the Albanian national hero, and of Donika Kastrioti, daughter of the powerful Albanian prince, Gjergj Arianiti.
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Apr 9, 2024 · 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 name Iskander—after Alexander the Great—and ...
