Teodor II Muzaka
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| Teodor II Muzaka | |
|---|---|
| Ruler of Muzaka | |
 Statue of Teodor II Muzaka | |
| Ruler of Muzaka | |
| Reign | 1372–1389 |
| Predecessor | Andrea II Muzaka |
| Successor | Teodor III Muzaka |
| Born | 1337 |
| Died | 15 June 1389 (Aged 51 or 52) Battle of Kosovo |
| Issue | Nicola Muzaka |
| Dynasty | Muzaka |
| Father | Andrea II Muzaka |
| Mother | Euphemia Mataranga |
Teodor II Muzaka (1337-1389) was member of the Muzaka family, Albanian nobles who ruled the Principality of Muzaka.[1] He died fighting during the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 on the side of the anti-Ottoman coalition led by Lazar of Serbia.[2][3]
Life[edit]
Theodor Muzaka came from the noble Muzaka family, who were wealthy in central Albania. In 1372 Theodor succeeded his late father in the Principality of Muzaka.[4][5] The capital of the principality, Berat, fell to the Serbs in 1345 together with Valona by the Serbian army leader Kersak. In 1346, John Komnenos Asen, brother-in-law of the Serbian Tsar Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, was appointed governor in Berat. Berat did not to come under the control of the Muzaka family again until 1396.[6]
Between 1383 and 1384, Theodor II, together with his brother Stoya and the monk Dionysius, had a Greek Orthodox church (Church of St. Athanasius of Mouzaki) built in Kastoria, which was dedicated to Athanasius the Great.
Succession[edit]
After the death of Theodor II, the rule in the Principality of Muzaka passed over to his nephew Teodor III Muzaka. This could only happen because his only son Nicola must have been dead at the time or was held captive by his aunt Comita Muzaka.[7]
See also[edit]
Notes and references[edit]
References:
- ^ "1515 | John Musachi: Brief Chronicle on the Descendants of our Musachi Dynasty". Albanianhistory.net. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "1515 | John Musachi: Brief Chronicle on the Descendants of our Musachi Dynasty". Albanianhistory.net. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
Lazar (6), the Despot of Serbia, and King Marko of Bulgaria and Theodore Musachi, the second-born of our family, and the other Lords of Albania united and set off for battle, which the Christians lost (7).
- ^ Muhadri, Bedrı (29 March 2021). "The Battle of Kosovo 1389 and the Albanians". Tarih Ve Gelecek Dergisi. 7 (1): 436–452. doi:10.21551/jhf.898751. S2CID 233651440.
The famous Arbër prince, Teodor Muzaka II, was killed in this battle, as well as many other Arbër comrades.
- ^ Carl Hermann Friedrich Johann Hopf, S. 282
- ^ Konstantin Jireček (1911), Geschichte der Serben (in German), vol. 1, Gotha: F.A. Perthes, p. 385
- ^ John Van Antwerp Fine (1994), The Late Medieval Balkans:A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest (in German), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI, p. 391, ISBN 0-472-08260-4
- ^ Ludwig von Thallóczy (1916), Illyrisch-Albanische Forschungen (in German), vol. 1, München: Duncker & Humblot, p. 170
Sources[edit]
- Fine, John Van Antwerp (1994), The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest, University of Michigan Press, ISBN 978-0-472-08260-5
- Popović, Tanya (1988). Prince Marko:the hero of South Slavic epics. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-2444-8. Retrieved 24 November 2011.