Gjon Kastrioti II
| Gjon Kastrioti II | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Jerina Branković |
| Noble family | Kastrioti |
| Father | Skanderbeg |
| Mother | Donika Kastrioti |
| Born | 1454 |
| Died | 1502 |
Gjon Kastrioti II (1454–1502) was the son of Skanderbeg, the Albanian national hero, and of Donika Kastrioti, daughter of Gjergj Arianiti. He was for a short time Lord of Kruja after his father death, Duke of San Pietro in Galatina (1485), Count of Soleto, Signore of Monte Sant'Angelo and San Giovanni Rotondo. In 1495 Ferdinand I of Naples gave the title of the Signore of Gagliano del Capo and Oria. While in his teens he was forced to leave the country after the death of his father in 1468. He is known also for his role in the Albanian uprising of 1481, when, after reaching the Albanian coast from Italy settling in Himara, he tried to struggle against the Ottomans.[1] In June 1481 he supported forces of Ivan Crnojević to recapture Zeta from Ottomans.[2] Unsuccessful, he retired in Italy in 1484.[1]
Family
He married Jerina Branković, daughter of Serbian Despot Lazar Branković. They had the following issue:
- Constantine (d. 1500), bishop of Isernia (fl. 1498)
- Ferrante (d. 1561), duke of San Pietro in Galatina
- Maria (d. 1569)
- Giorgio (d. 1540), Venetian military (fl. 1499-1501)
The Castriota living in Italy today represent the only descendants of Manuel II Palaiologos, through Jerina, the great-granddaughter of Manuel II Palaiologos.[3]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anamali 2002, pp. 413–416
- ↑ Евгениј Љвович Немировски (1996). Почеци штампарства у Црној Гори, 1492-1496. ЦНБ "Ђурђе Црнојевић". p. 99. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ Runciman 1990, pp. 183–185
Sources
- Anamali, Skënder (2002), Historia e popullit shqiptar në katër vëllime (in Albanian) I, Botimet Toena, OCLC 52411919
- Runciman, Steven (1990), The fall of Constantinople, 1453, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-39832-9