Person

Stefan Crnojević

d. 1465 · 15th century · Also known as Stefanica Crnojević

Stefan Crnojević was lord of Zeta from about 1451 to 1465 and the founder of the Crnojević state's power in the Montenegrin highlands. An ally of Venice and of Skanderbeg, whose sister Mara he married, he joined the League of Lezhë and held the mountain districts against the Ottomans and the Serbian Despotate.

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Mentioned in 2 state histories

League of Lezhë Zeta under the Crnojevići

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Stefan Crnojević. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/stefan-crnojevic
MLA: “Stefan Crnojević.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/stefan-crnojevic. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Stefan Crnojević.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/stefan-crnojevic.
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