Gropa family
| Gropa | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of the Gropa Family[1] | |
| Country |
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| Founded | before 1242[3] |
| Final ruler | |
| Titles | Gospodar (lord) |
| Estate(s) | (eastern Albania and western Macedonia);
The region between Pogradec, Ohrid and Debar:[when?]
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| Dissolution | 1467 (emigration to Italy)[3] |
The Gropa family was an Albanian noble family which ruled the region between Pogradec, Ohrid and Debar in the period 12th — 14th century.[3]
In the 13th century members of Gropa family were thought to be Catholics, but in the 14th century they reconverted to Orthodoxy because of the political relations with Archbishopric of Ohrid.[4] Pal Gropa, a nobleman of the Kingdom of Albania was given extended privileges by Charles I of Naples on May 18, 1273: "nobili viro sevasto Paulo Gropa »casalia Radicis maioris et Radicis minons, пeс non Cobocheste, Zuadigorica, Sirclani et Craye, Zessizan sitam in valle de Ebu".[5][6] A member of Gropa family, Andrea Gropa, ruled the region and the city of Ohrid as an ally of King of Serbia Vukašin Mrnjavčević until his death in 1371 and later was in rivalry with hisson Prince Marko. Ruling as an independent ruler since the time of Vukasin he became de juro independent from Prince Marko in 1371 and was referred to as Župan and Gospodar of Ohrid (Lord of Ochrid). He joined the Albanian ruler and noble Andrea II Muzaka, and managed to take Kostur, Prilep and all Dibër region from Marko by that year.
Zacharia Gropa is mentioned by Athanase Gegaj as one of the military commanders of Skanderbeg's forces.[7]
Members[]
- Pal Gropa (fl. 1273), vassal to Charles I of Naples in Kingdom of Albania
- Andrea Gropa (fl. 1377–1385), vassal to Serbian King Vukašin and Marko, later Ottoman Empire
- (fl. 1457), associate of Moisi Dibra.[3]
References[]
- ^ Heraldika Shqiptare, Gjin Varfi, 2000, ISBN 978-9992731857 http://www.abebooks.com/9789992731857/Heraldika-Shqiptare-Varfi-Gjin-9992731850/plp
- ^ Srejović;Gavrilović;Ćirković 1982, p. 24: "Андрија Гропа, пре маричке битке несумњиво вазал Мрњавчевића"
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Vlora 1956, 5. Gropa Archived 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine: "The sphere of influence of the Gropas was no doubt concentrated in the region between Pogradec, Ohrid and Dibra. They seem to have ruled in that area for more than 3 centuries"
- ^ Bulgarian historical review 2003, p. 177
- ^ Sufflay 1925, p. 126
- ^ Lala 2008, p. 20
- ^ Gegaj, Athanase (1937). L'Albanie et l'Invasion turque au XVe siècle (in French). Universite de Louvain. p. 117. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
l'intention d'y livrer une bataille décisive (i) ; mais Scanderbeg se retira plus loin, dans les montagnes ... un autre contingent fut confié à Moïs Dibra et le troisième à plusieurs chefs, dont Pietro Emanueli et Zaccaria Gropa.
Sources[]
- Milan Šufflay; Dubravko Jelčić (2000) [1925]. Izabrani politički spisi. Matica hrvatska.
- Milan Šufflay (1925). Srbi i Arbanasi: (njihova simbioza u srednjem vijeku). Seminar za arbanasku filologiju.
- Dragoslav Srejović; Slavko Gavrilović; Sima M. Ćirković (1982). Istorija srpskog naroda: knj. Od najstarijih vremena do Maričke bitke (1371). Srpska književna zadruga.
- Vlora, Ekrem bey (1956). "Beiträge zur Geschichte der Türkenherrschaft in Albanien: eine historische Skizze". Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- United Center for Research; Training in History (2003). Bulgarian historical review, Volume 31, Issues 1-4. Pub. House of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- Lala, Etleva; Gerhard Jaritz (2008). "Regnum Albaniae and the Papal Curia" (PDF). Central European University. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- Gropa family
- Medieval Ohrid
- People from medieval Macedonia