Lekë Dushmani
Lekë Dushmani | |
|---|---|
| Lord of Zadrima and Pult | |
| Noble family | Dushmani family |
Lekë Dushmani was an Albanian nobleman and one of the founding members of League of Lezhë.
Life
A member of the Dushmani family he ruled over the region of Zadrima, in modern Shkodër District. Together with some other members of the Albanian nobility they forged a military alliance, the League of Lezhë, on 2 March 1444 which included.[1]:
- Lekë Zaharia (lord of Sati and Dagnum) and his vassals Pal Dukagjin and Nicholas Dukagjin
- Peter Spani
- Leke Dushmani
- George Stresi Balsha
- Andrea Thopia with nis nephew Tanush Thopia
- George Arianiti Thopia Comneni
- Theodor Corona Musachi
- Stefan Crnojević with his sons
In Venetian documents he is also mentioned along with his relative Damian as lord of Pult in 1446.[2] In March 2, 1444 he became a founding member of the League of Lezhë.[3] His descendants include among others Antonio, Sofoklis and Viktor Dousmanis.[4]
Sources
- ^ Noli 1947, p. 36
- ^ Valentini, Giuseppe (1967). Acta Albaniae Veneta saeculorum XIV et XV. Typis Josephi Tosini. p. 319. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
{{cite book}}: Missing|author1=(help) - ^ Noli, Fan (1947). George Castrioti Scanderbeg (1405-1468). International Universities Press. p. 36. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ Sicilianos, Demetrios (1960). Old and new Athens. Putnam. ISBN 223. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
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