George Strez Balšić

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George Strez Balšić
Lord of Misia[1]
Coat of arms 130px
Full name
Đurađ Strez(ov) Balšić[A]
Noble family Balšić family
Father Pavle Balšić
Mother Jelena Kastrioti
Occupation Member of the League of Lezhë (1444-?)

George Strez Balšić[A] (Latin, Italian: Georgio Stresio , Albanian: Gjergj Balsha; fl. 1444–57) and his brothers Gojko and John were the lords of Misia, a coastal area from the White Drin towards the Adriatic. The brothers were members of the Balšić family, which had earlier held Zeta. They participated in founding of the League of Lezhë, an alliance led by their maternal uncle Skanderbeg. George later betrayed Skanderbeg, by selling a domain to the Ottomans, while his two brothers continued to support Skanderbeg until his death and then continued to fight for the Venetian forces.

Family

According to Fan S. Noli George and his brothers Ivan and Gojko were nephews of Skanderbeg from his sister Jelena[2] who married Pavle Balšić.[3] Genealogy of Kastrioti family written by Karl Hopf does not present the information about George Strez Balšić being a son of Skanderbeg's sister Jelena.[4]

League of Lezhë

The three Balšić brothers joined the League of Lezhë, an alliance formed by their maternal uncle Skanderbeg, after meeting in the St. Nicholas Church in Lezhë on March 2, 1444. The members included Lekë Zaharia, Peter Spani, Lekë Dushmani, Andrea Thopia, Gjergj Arianiti, Theodor Musachi, Stefan Crnojević, and their subjects.[B] Skanderbeg was elected its leader, and commander in chief of its armed forces numbering a total of 8,000 warriors.[5][6]

In 1451 after Alfonso signed the Treaty of Gaeta with Skanderbeg, he signed similar treaties with George Strez Balšić and other chieftains from Albania: Gjergj Arianiti, Ghin Musachi, Peter Spani, Pal Dukagjini, Thopia Musachi, Peter of Himara, Simon Zanebisha and Carlo Toco.[7]

George was one of noblemen who cancelled their support to Skanderbeg.[8][9] According to Albanian historians Kristo Frashëri and Fan Noli, Strez Balšić betrayed Skanderbeg by selling the fortress he controlled (Modritza) to the Ottoman Empire in spring of 1457.[10][11] Hamza Kastrioti deserted Skanderbeg a couple of weeks later.[12]

Issue

Karl Krumbacher believed that the first daughter of Maurice Spata married Giorgio, a son of "George Balšić and Eudokia".[13]

Annotations

  1. ^ Name: His full name in Serbian is written Đurađ Strezov Balšić (Ђурађ Стрезов Балшић), while in Latin his name was written Georgio Stresio.[14] His given name is also rendered Georg,[15] Georgi,[16] Gjorgje,[17] Đerđ,[18] Gjergj and Đurađ (Serbian: Ђурађ).[19] His family name also appears in versions such as Stres, Stresi, Stresio, Strez, Strezov or Sturz. .
  2. ^ League of Lezhe:[20][21][22]


References

  1. ↑ Gopčević 1914, pp. 74–75: "in Misia"
  2. ↑ Noli 1947, p. 208<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

    Scanderbeg had three Balsha nephews from his sister Yella. Of these only George Stresi Balsha betrayed him, while the two others, John and Gioka, served him loyally to the end

  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Hopf, & 1873 p. 236<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

    Yella e.p.:n.n.)

  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Noli 1947, p. 49<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

    Later on Alphonse concluded similar treaties with George Araniti, Ghin Musachi, George Stresi Balsha, Peter Spani, Paul Ducaghini,...

  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Noli 1947, p. 208<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

    Scanderbeg had three Balsha nephews from his sister Yella. ... George Stresi Balsha betrayed him, ...

  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Noli 1947, p. 114<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

    Më 1456 Gjergj Stres Balsha, i biri i Jellës, se motrës se Skënderbeut, ua shiti turqvet kështjellën kufitare të Modricës për 30.000 dukatë argjendi.

  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ SANU 1890, p. 41: "... је у центру стајао Скандербег са својим сестрићем Ђурђем Стрезовим Балшићем (ipse cum Georgio Stresio, nepote, feroci iuvene, stationem fixerat sibi, књ. II, 51). По Барлетију је резервом командовао Врана-конте ..."
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Марин Барлети о учешћу македонског становништва у Скендербеговим борбама против Турака: "10. На овом месту М. Барлети не помиње још Македонце као етникон, али се да јасно наслутити да се ради о словенском становништву. И имена појединих његових команданата носе словенско обележје, као на пример, Георги Стрез, a касније помиње и његове рођаке као и друге месне феудалце."
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Noli 1947, p. 36
  21. ↑ Božić 1979, pp. 364: "Никола Дукађин убио је Леку Закарију. Према млетачком хроничару Стефану Мању убио га је "у битки" као његов вазал. Мада Барлеције погрешно наводи да је убиство извршио Лека Дукађин"
  22. ↑ Schmitt 2001, p. 297<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

    Nikola und Paul Dukagjin, Leka Zaharia von Dagno, Peter Span, Herr der Berge hinter Drivasto, Georg Strez Balsha sowie Johann und Gojko Balsha, die sich zwischen Kruja und Alessio festgesetzt hatten, die Dushman von Klein-Polatum sowie Stefan (Stefanica) Crnojevic, der Herr der Oberzeta

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