Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gjergj_Kastrioti_Skanderbeg
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_officer
historical figure
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Kingdom_of_Hungary
gptkb:Papal_States
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Naples
gptkb:Republic_of_Venice
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Iskender_Bey
gptkb:Skanderbeg
gptkbp:ancestry gptkb:Kastrioti_family
gptkbp:birthDate 1405
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Gjergj_Kastrioti
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Dibra,_Albania
gptkbp:capturedBy Ottoman Empire (as a child)
gptkbp:child gptkb:Gjon_Kastrioti_II
gptkbp:coatOfArms Kastrioti family crest
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Skanderbeg_Museum
gptkb:Skanderbeg_Square,_Tirana
statues in Albania and Kosovo
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:Islam_(temporarily,_under_Ottoman_rule)
gptkbp:deathDate 1468
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lezhë,_Albania
gptkbp:defendedIn gptkb:Albania
gptkb:Krujë
gptkbp:father gptkb:Gjon_Kastrioti
gptkbp:featuredIn Albanian currency
gptkbp:founded gptkb:League_of_Lezhë
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:Hero_of_Albania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg
gptkbp:legacy Albanian national hero
inspiration for European anti-Ottoman movements
symbol of resistance against Ottoman rule
gptkbp:militaryAllegiance gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:League_of_Lezhë
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
commander
gptkbp:militaryService 1423–1468
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Voisava_Tripalda
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Albanian
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Siege_of_Krujë
gptkb:Battle_of_Albulena
gptkb:Battle_of_Torvioll
gptkbp:notableFor leading Albanian resistance against the Ottoman Empire
symbol of Albanian national identity
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:revertedTo gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Donika_Kastrioti
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
historical studies
epic poems
gptkbp:title gptkb:Prince_of_Kastrioti
Lord of Albania
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Albanians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5