Gjergj Thopia Explained

Gjergj Thopia
Prince of Albania [1]
Lord of Durrës
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Reign:1388—1392
Predecessor:Karl Thopia
Successor:Helena Thopia
Succession:Prince of Albania
Spouse:Teodora Branković
House:Thopia
Father:Karl Thopia
Mother:Voisava of Zeta
Birth Place:Principality of Albania
Death Date:1392
Religion:Roman Catholic

Gjergj Thopia (Albanian: Gjergj Topia, Italian: Giorgio Topia; 1388 – d. 1392) was the Lord of Durrës from 1388 to 1392. He was the son of Karl Topia and Voisava Balsha.[2] [3] Gjergj married Teodora, the daughter of sevastokrator Branko Mladenović.

Gjergj was required to return Durrës to the Republic of Venice in 1392.[4] Later that year, he died without issue.[5] [6] His sister, Helena Thopia, gained the bulk of the rest of his holdings, whilst a smaller portion was left to his younger sister, Vojsava.

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  1. Book: Molina, Grabiela. Decoding Debate in the Venetian Senate Short Stories of Crisis and Response on Albania (1392-1402). 29 August 2022. Brill. 978-9-0045-2093-6. 83. ...George declared himself princeps Albaniae....
  2. Book: Early Albania. 2003. 9783447047838. 52. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag .
  3. Book: The Constantinian Order of Saint George . 2018. 9788434025066. 503. Boletín Oficial del Estado .
  4. Book: Elsie, Robert. Robert Elsie

    . Robert Elsie. Historical Dictionary of Albania. 2010. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-0-8108-6188-6. 443. His son, George Thopia, was obliged to return Durres to the Venetians in 1392.

  5. Book: Early Albania. 2003. 9783447047838. 52. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag .
  6. Book: O'Connell, Monique. Monique O'Connell

    . Monique O'Connell. Men of Empire Power and Negotiation in Venice's Maritime State. 2009. Johns Hopkins University Press. 9780801891458. 26. At the end of 1389, Carlo Thopia died and Durrës passed to his equally sickly son Giorgio, who died in 1392..