Properties
| ID | 117970 |
|---|---|
| System Class | Bibliography |
| Bibliography | Book |
| Case Study | Byzantino-Serbian Border Zones in Transition (1282–1355) , Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16 |
Description
Etleva Lala, Regnum Albaniae, the Papal Curia, and the Western Visions of a Borderline Nobility. Dissertation, Central European University, Department of Medieval Studies (Budapest 2008).
Relations
Actors (2)
| Name | Class | Begin | End | Relation Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gropa Paulus | Person | The King of Sicily, Charles I Anjou, issued on the 18th May 1273 a charter for the Sevastus Paulus Gropa on account of his accomplished services. Paulus Gropa obtained in the donation the control of „casalia Radicis maioris et Radicis minoris, nec non Cobochetes, Zuadigoriza, Sirclani et Craye, Zessizan sitam in valle de Ebu”, which were of low value (nec excedunt valorem annuum quadrigentorum yperperorum) and did not encroach on the interests of Greeks, the family of Anjou and the Serbs (dummodo non sint de pertinentiis regni nostril Albanie, neque regni Servie, nec terrarium datarum in dotem per quondam Michaelem despotum quondam Elene fgilie sue uxori quondam Manfridi olim principis Tarentini). The King of Sicily, Charles I Anjou, issued on the 19th June 1274 a charter for Narzo de Toucy, the local representative in Durazzo. The charter mentions the letter from Narzo, where the events after the landing in Durazzo are described. According to Narzo right after the landing the emissaries of Albanians (savasto Paulus Gruppa et Johannes Musacius) came. | |||
| Musachi, Andrea II | Person | He died before 1373, probably in 1372. The title Despotus regni Albania was bestowed upon him by Louis, the brother of Charles, the Duke of Durazzo (Durrës) on 30th December 1336. His title was confirmed by the Sicilian King Robert of Anjou on 18th July 1337. Sevastocrator. He appears as marescallus (marshal) in the Papal letter from June 1317. His father was Theodor I Musachi. He was married to Etinia, the daughter of Paolo Matarango. Andrea II Musachi was the father of Theodor II Musachi (Theodoros Muzakes), Ghin I Musachi (Amirales Myrsioannes), Stoja Musachi (Stoias), Anna (Kiranna) and Comita. He was an offspring of the noble family Musachi. He controlled the plain in the western Lowlands of Albania called Myseqe. The Historia della casa Musachia records, that he defeated the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan or Blukasinos (Vukašin) at the Pelister Mountain. The Byzantine Emperor gave him the title Despot of Epirus with a golden seal as a reward for his victory over the Serbian king (il titolo de Despoto d’Epiro con privilegio con lo sigillo d’oro, et anco l’invio una sedia despotale, nella quale era de perle racamata detta insegna dell’aquila). He captured the town Kastoria from the Serbian King Marko (Markos). He was buried in the Church of Saint Anthony located at Rodon Cape near Durrës. |