The Serbian Campaign of 1448 was an expedition led by the Albanian nobleman and military commander Gjergj Kastrioti, widely known as Skanderbeg. It took...

was sent to prison in Naples. In 1456, Skanderbeg's son, Gjon Kastrioti II, was born. Hamza Kastrioti, Skanderbeg's own nephew and his closest collaborator...

which it was dissolved. After Skanderbeg's death in 1468, the league would continue fighting under Lekë Dukagjini. Skanderbeg's revolt represented a reaction...

the Kastrioti family. Skanderbeg's father was Gjon Kastrioti (an Ottoman vassal since 1385) and his mother was Voisava. Skanderbeg's parents had nine children...

Stefan Lazarević and other Serbian Despots had brief conflicts with Bosnia Battle of Kosovo (1448) Skanderbeg's Serbian Campaign During the Second battle...

Gopčević, a proponent of Serbian expansionism in the Ottoman Balkans, claimed that northern Albanians are actually Serbs and Skanderbeg's main motivation was...

backbone and support for Skanderbeg's army. After Skanderbeg's death in 1468, the Sultan "easily subdued Albania", but Skanderbeg's death did not end the...

Battle of Orsara [it], although it is not known if Skanderbeg's men participated. In 1456, Skanderbeg's ally, Janos Hunyadi, died, and his son, Mathias Corvinus...

Skanderbeg's allies against him in order to weaken Alfonso's influence. Realizing his opportunity, Mehmed ordered an invasion of Albania. Skanderbeg,...

last Serbian territories to resist the Ottomans. The Serbian Despotate fell in 1459, thus marking the two-century-long Ottoman conquest of Serbian principalities...