Mosachi
Properties
| ID | 130404 |
|---|---|
| System Class | Person |
| Case Study | Byzantino-Serbian Border Zones in Transition (1282–1355) , Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16 , Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška |
| Sex | Male |
Description
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.
literature
Drakopulu 1996 — 91-92 , Ducellier 1981 — 485 , Elsie 2003 — 41-43 , Ferjančić 1960 — 14. n. 28. 24. 78. 79 , Ferjančić 1968 — 189-190 , Filiposki 2010 — 8, n. 34. 10. 11 , Hopf 1873 — 280-283, 532 , Jurlaro 1970 — Tab. (Notizie Genealogiche – Andrea II) , Lala 2008 — 136–137, 139, 141–142 , Makušev 1871a — 43, 52 , Nicol 1984 — 197 , Schmitt 2001 — 186 , Solovjev 1935b — 153 , Soulis 1984 — 142-143 , Subotić 1987a — 161 , Trapp 2002 — Nr. 19425, 19884, 27007 , de Thallóczy/Jireček/de Sufflay 1913/18 — I, Nr. 808 (241–243). 810 (244) , Šufflay 1925 — 42, 124Relations
Actors (2)
| Name | Class | Begin | End | Relation Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanians | Group | despot/Δεσπότης | Indoeuropean speaking ethnic in the Western Balkans, which is often mentioned as shepherds, similiar to the Vlachs. | ||
| Byzantine Empire | Group | despot/Δεσπότης |