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Balša III
Balša III was the last lord of Zeta from the Balšić family, ruling the coast and hinterland of modern Montenegro and northern Albania from 1403. He fought long wars with Venice over Scutari and the coastal towns. Dying without a son in 1421, he left Zeta to his uncle, the Serbian despot Stefan Lazarević.
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