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Skanderbeg. 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 .
- 28 November 1443 – 17 January 1468
- Donika Arianiti
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 ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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
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Skanderberg: Christian Hero of Albania - Warfare History Network. Albanian warlord Skanderbeg heroically thwarted the objectives of the Ottoman Turks in the 15th century. This article appears in: July 2019. By Ludwig Heinrich Dyck.
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.
- November 1443 — 17 January 1468
- Formation of the League of Lezhe
Skanderbeg, a name whose echo straddles the confines of legend and history, was born in the Dibra region on May 6 th of 1405 and is the only Albanian who holds the highest rank of National Hero. This hero is honored beyond Albania’s borders, as well, with countless monuments situated in the squares of European capitals.
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.
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