Peter Bua

Peter Bua (fl. 1450s) was an Albanian leader of late medieval Despotate of the Morea (Peloponnese). He was the chief instigator of the Morea revolt of 1453–1454 and after its end he became the official representative of the Albanians of the Morea. For a period he also ruled the areas of the Morea that hadn't been conquered by the Ottomans.[1] His origin was from the Bua-Shpata family that ruled the Despotate of Angelokastron and Lepanto.

Morea Revolt of 1453-4

Shortly after the fall of Constantinople and the death of the last Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI, 30,000 Albanians under Peter Bua rose in revolt against the two Despots of Morea, Thomas and Demetrius II, due to the heavy tributes they had to pay. After the failure of the revolt Mehmed II surnamed the Conqueror recognized him as spokesperson of the Albanian population of Morea.[2]

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