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Lezhë

Also known as Lissus, Alessio

Lezhë is a town in north-western Albania near the mouth of the Drin. As ancient Lissus it was a fortified Illyrian and Greek settlement where Illyrian kings struck coins, and it later became a Roman town. In 1444 it hosted the assembly that formed the League of Lezhë, the alliance of Albanian nobles under Skanderbeg, who was buried in its cathedral in 1468.

Lezhë
Image: Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 4 state histories

Illyrian KingdomPrincipality of DukagjiniPrincipality of KastriotiLeague of Lezhë

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lezhë. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lezhe
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