Mara Kastrioti was a 15th century Albanian princess from the House of Kastrioti. She is best known as the older sister of the Albanian hero Skanderbeg.
| Mara Kastrioti | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Mat Lady of Zeta | |
| Lady of Zeta | |
| Reign | 1451–1465 |
| Successor | Goisava Arianiti |
| Born | 15th Century Principality of Kastrioti |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Stefan Crnojević |
| Issue | Ivan Andrija Božidar |
| Dynasty | Kastrioti |
| Father | Gjon Kastrioti |
| Mother | Voisava Kastrioti |
Life
editMara was the daughter of the Albanian Feudal Lord Gjon Kastrioti and his wife Voisava Kastrioti.[1][2] Not much is known about her early life.
Mara Kastrioti, whose exact year of marriage remains unknown, became the wife of Stefan Crnojević, who was the Lord of Zeta.[3] Mara and Stefan had three sons, Ivan, Andrija, nicknamed as the brave Albanian [4] and Božidar. Mara and her husband’s graves are located at the Kom Monastery, Montenegro.
Issue
editMara married Stefan Crnojević. The pair had three sons:[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rrahmani, Bashkim (November 20, 2020). The State of Scanderbeg. Institutions and the Applied Law. ADJURIS. p. 9. ISBN 978-6-0694-9784-5.
...He was the penultimate child of Gjon and Vojsava. The children were four sons (Stanisha, Reposh, Konstantin, and Gjergj) and four girls (Mara, Jella, Angelina, Vlajka and Mamica)...
- ^ Anamali, Skënder (2002). Historia e popullit shqiptar në katër vëllime (in Albanian). Vol. I. Botimet Toena. p. 341. OCLC 52411919
- ^ Djukanovic, Bojka (January 24, 2023). Historical Dictionary of Montenegro. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-5381-3915-8.
...Stefan was married to Maria Kastrioti, the daughter of a prominent Albanian nobleman, Gjon Kastrioti...
- ^ a b Fallmerayer, Jakob Philipp; Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (München); Historische Klasse (1860). Das albanesische Element in Griechenland 2 2 (in German). München: Verl. der K. Akad. p. 45. OCLC 163440300.
- ^ M. Bešić, Zarij (1970). Istorija Crne Gore / 2. Crna gora u doba oblasnih gospodara (in Serbian). Titograd: Redakcija za istoiju Crne Gore. p. 190. OCLC 175122851.
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