Theodor I. Muzaka

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Theodor I. Muzaka (* end of the 13th century; † around 1335), nickname Kischètisi ("long hair"), was an Albanian prince.

Life

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Theodor I, the son of Andrea I Muzaka , inherited his father's property after his death in 1319. The area extended from Myzeqeja ( Albanian  also  Myzeqe ; Aromanian Muzachia ; Italian Musachia ) with the center of Berat in what is now central Albania , via Skrapar , Tomorricë to Këlcyra in what is now southern Albania.

Theodor I, who had the high Byzantine court title Protosebastus , lived in troubled times. After the murder of the despot of Epirus , Thomas Komnenos Dukas Angelos (1296-1318), by his nephew Nikola Orsini , the Count Palatine of Kefalonia , this new despot of Epirus became. This usurpation of the throne called the Byzantines, Anjou and Serbs on the scene. Everyone tried to secure a share in the shattered despotate. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin prepared for the submission of Albania. As early as June 1319 he assumed the title of ruler of Raszien , Dioclea, Albania and the sea ​​coast . His next destination was Dyrrachion in what is now Albania, which had belonged to the Kingdom of Naples since 1271. There Stefan Uroš II tried to win a party for himself. In 1319 there was still an uprising against the Anjou and the residents of the city paid homage to the Serbian king.

In order to counter the further advance of the enemy, who stormed the Angevin lands from all sides, Philip of Taranto from the older house of Anjou (Prince of the Kingdom of Albania from 1294 to 1332) tried his brother, King Charles Martell of Hungary and the Ban Vladin of Bosnia to win the league against the Serbs. At the same time, Pope John XXII admonished . the "great" of Albania, who were devoted to the " Catholic Church " in 1318 , the Protosebastos Wilhelm Blevisti and Theodor I. Muzaka, the Mentulo or Matarango, Count of Clissania (son of Theodor I), the Andrea II. Muzaka (son of Theodor I.) , Count Wladislaw Conovic of Dioclea and the sea coast, Count Wilhelm of Albania, Paulus (or Paolo) Materanga (son-in-law of Theodor I) and the other barons of the country loyally remain with the house of Taranto and, where possible, their own Recapturing the lost places to do. "

Theodor I. died around 1335. His successor was his eldest son Andrea II. Muzaka.

progeny

Theodor had two sons:

  • Andrea II. Muzaka (* 1319; † 1372), Sebastokrator , "regni Albaniae marescallum" (royal marshal of Albania); ∞ Efthimijen (also: Etinia, Onorata), daughter of Paolo Matarango, lord of Gora; from 1335 despot of Berat
  • Mentulo or Matarango, Count of Clissania

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rosario Jurlaro: I Musachi, despoti d'Epiro . Edizioni del Centro Librario, Bari, p. 59 (Italian, vatrarberesh.it [PDF; accessed March 9, 2018]).
  2. ↑ Rosario Jurlaro, p. 60
  3. ↑ Muzakajt ne Myzeqe. Retrieved March 4, 2018 (sqS).
  4. ↑ General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts . First Section AG. Hermann Brockhaus, Leipzig 1867, p. 419 ( full text in Google Book Search).
  5. ↑ General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts, p. 419 f.
  6. ↑ Dr. Ernst Gamillscheg: Codices Manuscripti . In: Year 18 . tape 20/21 . B. Hollinek, 1997 (Italian).
  7. ^ Giornale di scienze, letter e arti per la Sicilia . Tipografia del Giornale Letterario, Palermo 1836, p. 306 (Italian, online version in Google Book Search).
personal data
SURNAME Theodor I. Muzaka
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Albanian prince
DATE OF BIRTH 13th Century
DATE OF DEATH around 1335