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George Strez Balšić[A] (italisht: Georgio Stresio) 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.

George Strez Balšić
Lord of Misia[1]
Stema
Emri i plotë
Đurađ Strezov Balšić[2]
Familja fisnikeBalšić family
BabaiPavle Balšić
MamajaJelena Kastrioti
ProfesioniMember of the League of Lezhë (1444-?)

Family

According to Fan S. Noli George and his brothers Ivan and Gojko were nephews of Skanderbeg from his sister Jelena[3] who married Pavle Balšić.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6][7]

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.[8]

George was one of noblemen who cancelled their support to Skanderbeg.[9][10] 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.[11][12] Hamza Kastrioti deserted Skanderbeg a couple of weeks later.[13]

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References

  1. ^ Gopčević 1914, pp. 74–75: "in Misia"
  2. ^ 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 ..."
  3. ^ Noli 1947, p. 208

    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

  4. ^ Spandouginos, Theodōros (1997). On the Origin of the Ottoman Emperors. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. fq. 96. Marrë më 25 mars 2012. Skanderbeg... sisters...Iella, who married Paul Balša {{cite book}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri |language= (Ndihmë!); Parametri i panjohur |coauthors= është injoruar (sugjerohet |author=) (Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja)
  5. ^ Hopf, & 1873 p. 236

    Yella e.p.:n.n.)

  6. ^ Fox, Robert (1993), The inner sea: the Mediterranean and its people, Alfred A. Knopf, fq. 195 {{citation}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri |language= (Ndihmë!)
  7. ^ Vlora, Ekrem Bey (1956), The Ruling Families of Albania in the pre-Ottoman Period in: Contributions to the History of Turkish Rule in Albania: an Historical Sketch {{citation}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri |language= (Ndihmë!)
  8. ^ Noli 1947, p. 49

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

  9. ^ Skendi, Stavro (1980). Balkan cultural studies. East European Monographs. fq. 175. ISBN 9780914710660. Marrë më 24 mars 2012. ..Arianiti's nephew,...Nicholas and Paul Dukagjini and Hamza Kastrioti deserted to the Ottomans {{cite book}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri |language= (Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja)
  10. ^ Noli 1947, p. 208

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

  11. ^ Frashëri, Kristo (1964). The history of Albania: a brief survey. s.n. fq. 79. Marrë më 25 mars 2012. Before long, another commander, Gjergj Stres Balsha, treacherously yielded to the Turks the frontier fortress of Modritza. After a couple of weeks, the nephew and the most closely related collaborator of Scanderbeg, Hamza Kastrioti,...betrayed likewise...year 1457 {{cite book}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri |language= (Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja)
  12. ^ Noli 1947, p. 114

    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.

  13. ^ Frashëri, Kristo (1964). The history of Albania: a brief survey. s.n. fq. 79. Marrë më 25 mars 2012. After a couple of weeks, the nephew and the most closely related collaborator of Scanderbeg, Hamza Kastrioti,...betrayed likewise...year 1457 {{cite book}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri |language= (Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja)

Sources

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