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Statue of Charles I of Naples at the Royal Palace. Charles established Regnum Albaniae after he conquered part the Despotate of Epirus.. After defeating Manfred's forces in the Battle of Benevento in 1266, the Treaty of Viterbo of 1267 was signed, with Charles of Anjou acquiring rights on Manfred's dominions in Albania, [6] [7] together with rights he gained in the Latin dominions in the ...
The Albanians appear in medieval Byzantine chronicles in the 11th century, as Albanoi and Arbanitai, and in medieval Latin sources as Albanenses and Arbanenses, [4] [5] gradually entering in other European languages, in which other similar derivative names emerged. [6] At this point, they are already fully Christianized.
The Principality of Arbanon (1190–1255) was the first Albanian state during the Middle Ages. The proclamation of the feudal state of Arbanon, in the north of Albania, with Kruja as the capital took place in 1190. As the founder of this state is known Progoni and later on Gjini and Dhimiter.
The government of Berisha collapsed in 1997 in the wake of the additional collapse of pyramid schemes and widespread corruption, which caused anarchy and rebellion throughout the country. The government attempted to suppress the rebellion by military force but the attempt failed, due to long-term corrosion of the Military of Albania due to ...
The Principality of Valona and Kanina [a], also known as the Despotate of Valona and Kanina [b], Principality of Valona [c] [1] [2] [3] or Principality of Vlorë (1346–1417) was a medieval principality in Albania, roughly encompassing the territories of the modern counties of Vlorë (Valona), Fier, and Berat.
The principality emerged with Tanusio Thopia, mentioned in 1329 as the count of Albania. [3] [4] In an act of Robert, King of Naples in 15 April 1338, Tanusio was mentioned as Count of Mat (conte di Matia), [5] [6] [7] which reconfirmed Thopia's relations to the Angevins from the time of Philip I. [6] By 1340 the Thopia controlled much of the territory between the rivers Mati and Shkumbin rivers.
When it suited their goals, both places cooperated with the Sublime Porte, and when it was expedient to defy the central government, each acted independently. [4] In 1757, Mehmed Bey Bushati proclaimed himself Pasha of Shkodër, eying at a degree of autonomy/independence Mehmed Ali Pasha had established for himself in Egypt.
In European history, "post-classical" is synonymous with the medieval time or Middle Ages, the period of history from around the 5th century to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery .