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'''Gjergj Thopia''' ({{lang-en|George Thopia}}, {{lang-it|Giorgio Topia}}; {{floruit}} 1388 – d. 1392) was the Lord of [[Durrës]] from 1388 to 1392. He was the son of [[Karl Topia]] and [[Voisava of Zeta|Voisava Balsha]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_sHmTRCEe7kC|title=Early Albania|year=2003|isbn=9783447047838|page=52|publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GBjRDwAAQBAJ|title=The Constantinian Order of Saint George |year=2018|isbn=9788434025066|page=503|publisher=Boletín Oficial del Estado }}</ref> Gjergj married [[Teodora Branković|Teodora]], the daughter of ''sevastokrator'' [[Branko Mladenović]], of the Serbian [[Branković dynasty|Branković family]].{{sfn|Veselinović|Ljušić|2002}}
'''Gjergj Thopia''' ({{lang-sq|Gjergj Topia}}, {{lang-it|Giorgio Topia}}; {{floruit}} 1388 – d. 1392) was the Lord of [[Durrës]] from 1388 to 1392. He was the son of [[Karl Topia]] and [[Voisava of Zeta|Voisava Balsha]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_sHmTRCEe7kC|title=Early Albania|year=2003|isbn=9783447047838|page=52|publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GBjRDwAAQBAJ|title=The Constantinian Order of Saint George |year=2018|isbn=9788434025066|page=503|publisher=Boletín Oficial del Estado }}</ref> Gjergj married [[Teodora Branković|Teodora]], the daughter of ''sevastokrator'' [[Branko Mladenović]], of the Serbian [[Branković dynasty|Branković family]].{{sfn|Veselinović|Ljušić|2002}}


Gjergj was required to return Durrës to the [[Republic of Venice]] in 1392.<ref name="Elsie2010">{{cite book|last=Elsie|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Elsie|title=Historical Dictionary of Albania|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6inIiCF_930C&pg=PA443|year=2010|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-8108-6188-6|page=443|quote=His son, George Thopia, was obliged to return Durres to the Venetians in 1392}}</ref> Later that year, he died without issue.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_sHmTRCEe7kC|title=Early Albania|year=2003|isbn=9783447047838|page=52|publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag }}</ref><ref name="O'Connell2009">{{cite book|last=O'Connell |first=Monique|authorlink=Monique O'Connell|title=Men of Empire Power and Negotiation in Venice's Maritime State|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kiYHuWp4CjUC&q=Thopia|year=2009|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|isbn=9780801891458|page=26|quote=At the end of 1389, Carlo Thopia died and Durrës passed to his equally sickly son Giorgio, who died in 1392.}}</ref> His sister, [[Helena Thopia]], gained the bulk of the rest of his holdings, whilst a smaller portion was left to his younger sister, Vojsava.{{cn|date=November 2016}}
Gjergj was required to return Durrës to the [[Republic of Venice]] in 1392.<ref name="Elsie2010">{{cite book|last=Elsie|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Elsie|title=Historical Dictionary of Albania|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6inIiCF_930C&pg=PA443|year=2010|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-8108-6188-6|page=443|quote=His son, George Thopia, was obliged to return Durres to the Venetians in 1392}}</ref> Later that year, he died without issue.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_sHmTRCEe7kC|title=Early Albania|year=2003|isbn=9783447047838|page=52|publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag }}</ref><ref name="O'Connell2009">{{cite book|last=O'Connell |first=Monique|authorlink=Monique O'Connell|title=Men of Empire Power and Negotiation in Venice's Maritime State|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kiYHuWp4CjUC&q=Thopia|year=2009|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|isbn=9780801891458|page=26|quote=At the end of 1389, Carlo Thopia died and Durrës passed to his equally sickly son Giorgio, who died in 1392.}}</ref> His sister, [[Helena Thopia]], gained the bulk of the rest of his holdings, whilst a smaller portion was left to his younger sister, Vojsava.{{cn|date=November 2016}}

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Gjergj Thopia
Prince of Albania [1]
Lord of Durrës
Prince of Albania
Reign1388—1392
PredecessorKarl Thopia
SuccessorHelena Thopia
Bornc. 1370s
Principality of Albania
Died1392
SpouseTeodora Branković
HouseThopia
FatherKarl Thopia
MotherVoisava of Zeta
ReligionRoman Catholic

Gjergj Thopia (Albanian: Gjergj Topia, Italian: Giorgio Topia; fl. 1388 – d. 1392) was the Lord of Durrës from 1388 to 1392. He was the son of Karl Topia and Voisava Balsha.[2][3] Gjergj married Teodora, the daughter of sevastokrator Branko Mladenović, of the Serbian Branković family.[4]

Gjergj was required to return Durrës to the Republic of Venice in 1392.[5] Later that year, he died without issue.[6][7] His sister, Helena Thopia, gained the bulk of the rest of his holdings, whilst a smaller portion was left to his younger sister, Vojsava.[citation needed]

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References

  1. ^ Molina, Grabiela (29 August 2022). Decoding Debate in the Venetian Senate Short Stories of Crisis and Response on Albania (1392-1402). Brill. p. 83. ISBN 978-9-0045-2093-6. ...George declared himself princeps Albaniae...
  2. ^ Early Albania. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. 2003. p. 52. ISBN 9783447047838.
  3. ^ The Constantinian Order of Saint George. Boletín Oficial del Estado. 2018. p. 503. ISBN 9788434025066.
  4. ^ Veselinović & Ljušić 2002.
  5. ^ Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-8108-6188-6. His son, George Thopia, was obliged to return Durres to the Venetians in 1392
  6. ^ Early Albania. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. 2003. p. 52. ISBN 9783447047838.
  7. ^ O'Connell, Monique (2009). Men of Empire Power and Negotiation in Venice's Maritime State. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780801891458. At the end of 1389, Carlo Thopia died and Durrës passed to his equally sickly son Giorgio, who died in 1392.

Sources

  • Veselinović, Andrija; Ljušić, Radoš (2002). Родослови српских династија [Genealogies of Serb dynasties]. Платонеум.
Preceded byas Prince of Albania Lord of Durrës
1388–92 		Succeeded by
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