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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.
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May 14, 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 ...
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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 · History Matters. Skanderbeg: a Man for Our Times? 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).
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.
