Skënderbeu është protagonist i tri tragjedive 18-shekullit britanik, Skenderbeu William Havard-së, një tragjedi (1733), George Lillo's Hero i krishterë (1735), dhe Skënderbeu Thomas Whincop-së, Ose, Dashuria dhe Liberty (1747).

Gjergj Kastrioti (c. 1405 – 17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian feudal lord [2][3][4] and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia. A member of the noble Kastrioti family, Skanderbeg was sent as a hostage to the Ottoman court. He …

2025年1月13日 · Skanderbeg was the national hero of the Albanians. A son of John (Gjon) Kastrioti, prince of Emathia, George was early given as hostage to the Turkish sultan. Converted to Islām and educated at Edirne, Turkey, he was given the name Iskander—after Alexander the Great—and the rank of bey (hence

Skanderbeg's rebellion (Albanian: Kryengritja e Skënderbeut) was an almost 25-year long anti-Ottoman rebellion led by the Albanian military commander Skanderbeg in what is today Albania and its neighboring countries. It was a rare successful instance of resistance by Christians during the 15th century and through his leadership led Albanians in guerrilla warfare against the …

Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu (1405 – 17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg (Albanian: Skënderbej from Ottoman Turkish: اسکندر بگ, romanized: İskender Bey; Latin:,) was an Albanian nobleman and military commander. He led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia.

Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu is considered to be the most prominent historical figure in all Albanian history. Gjergj Kastrioti (1405?-1468) came from a noble Albanian family based in Krujë or a nea…

Gjergj Kastriot Skenderbeu është heroi Kombëtar por roli dhe vepra e tij vlerësohet në çdo shtet evropian, deri në kontinentin amerikan. Për këtë qëllim Evropa e njeh Skënderbeun si një “Atlet të Krishtit”, një mbret dhe një luftëtar, që, nëse nuk do të …

Upon retaking the city of Krujë in 1478 and locating Kastrioti-Skanderbeg's grave in Saint Nicholas Catholic Church, the Turks disinterred the general and distributed his bones, holding them as talismans that would bring them good luck. Books Brahaj, Jaho, and Skender Sina, Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu, 1967.

2019年4月11日 · (The following is a post by Grant G. Harris, chief, and Taru Spiegel, reference specialist, European Division. Based on papers presented by Grant G. Harris in 2018.) As the Ottoman Empire expanded into Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries, the religious differences between the Islamic Ottomans and the Christian Europeans, and shifting political alliances, …

2018年5月5日 · You could be forgiven for missing the announcement that 2018 is the ‘Year of Skanderbeg’. The Albanian government made the decision late last year, as 2018 marks 550 years since his death, in 1468. Now an obscure figure outside Albania, for centuries Skanderbeg was lauded throughout Europe. ‘Land of Albania! Where Iskander rose; Theme of the young, …