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Gjergj Arianiti

c. 1383–1462 · 15th century

Gjergj Arianiti was an Albanian lord of the Arianiti family, whose lands lay in central Albania along the Shkumbin valley. Once a hostage at the Ottoman court, he led a revolt against the Ottomans from 1432 and won several victories. He later allied with Skanderbeg, who married his daughter Andronika, in the League of Lezhë.

Gjergj Arianiti
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Principality of Arianiti

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