Voisava Thopia (Albanian: Voisava Topia) was an Albanian princess and the daughter of Karl Thopia and Voisava Balsha.
| Voisava Thopia Voisava Topia | |
|---|---|
| Lady of Lezhë | |
 | |
| Lady of Lezhë | |
| Tenure | 13??-???? |
| Born | 14th Century Principality of Albania |
| Spouse | Lord Isaac Cursachio Progon Dukagjini |
| House | Thopia |
| Father | Karl Thopia |
| Mother | Voisava Balsha |
Life
editNot much is known about the early life of Voisava Thopia. Her first marriage was to Lord Isaac Cursachio who was a patrician of Durrës.[1] In 1392 her brother Gjergj Thopia was forced to surrender Durrës to the Republic of Venice and in the same year, he died without issue.[2][3][4] The rest of his holdings went to their older sister Helena Thopia who got the bulk and herself who got a small piece.[5] It is not known what happened to her first husband Lord Isaac Cursachio, but she was remarried to Progon Dukagjini who was the Lord of Lezhë.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ John V. A. Fine. The Late Medieval Balkans A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. University of Michigan Press. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-4720-8260-5.
...younger sister Vojsava, who was married to a patrician of Durazzo known as Lord [Kyr] Isaac...
- ^ Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-8108-6188-6.
His son, George Thopia, was obliged to return Durres to the Venetians in 1392
- ^ Early Albania. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. 2003. p. 52. ISBN 9783447047838.
- ^ O'Connell, Monique (2009). Men of Empire Power and Negotiation in Venice's Maritime State. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780801891458.
At the end of 1389, Carlo Thopia died and Durrës passed to his equally sickly son Giorgio, who died in 1392.
- ^ John V. A. Fine. The Late Medieval Balkans A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. University of Michigan Press. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-4720-8260-5.
...Later that year George Thopia died without issue. The bulk of his holdings, for he surrendered only Durazzo and environs to Venice, went to his sister Helena. (A small piece was left to his younger sister Vojsava, who was married to a patrician of Durazzo known as Lord [Kyr] Isaac. That couple continued to reside in Durazzo under the Venetians.)...
- ^ Grabiela Rojas Molina. Decoding Debate in the Venetian Senate Short Stories of Crisis and Response on Albania (1392-1402). American Philosophical Society. p. 173. ISBN 978-9-0045-2093-6.
...Progon, had married Voyasclava, George Thopia's sister...
- ^ Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë; K. Prifti; Xh. Gjeçovi; M. Korkuti; G. Shpuza; S. Anamali; K. Biçoku; F. Duka; S. Islami; S. Naçi; F. Prendi; S. Pulaha; P. Xhufi (2002). Historia e Popullit Shqiptar. Tirana, Albania: Toena. p. 309. ISBN 99927-1-622-3. Retrieved 2012-04-23.