Simon Zenebishi
Simon Zenebishi | |
|---|---|
| Lord of the Strovilo Lord in Albania (signore in Albania) | |
| Reign | 1443–1461 |
| Successor | |
| Died | 1461 |
| Noble family | Zenevisi |
| Spouse | daughter of Maurice Spata |
| Father | Thopia Zenevisi |
| Occupation | Albanian nobleman, Venetian nobleman, Neapolitan vassal |
Simon Zenebishi (fl. 1443–61) was an Albanian aristocrat and vassal of the Kingdom of Naples, who held the castle of Strovilo (Castrovilari), near Butrint, and was a member of the Zenevisi family of southern Albania. He probably dwelled in Corfu, and was later subject to the sovereignty of Alfonso of Naples.
Life[]
He was a grandson a John Zenevisi and a son of Thopia Zenevisi of the clan. The Zenevisi had established themselves as rulers in the region of Gjirokastër, ruled by John Zenevisi who in the late 14th century is a recorded as "sebastokrator".[1] Simon appears in the historical records for the first time in a deal the Zenevisi had made with the Spata clan of the Despotate of Arta. As part of their alliance against the Despote of Epirus, Carlo Tocco, a daughter of Maurice Spata was married to Simon Zenevisi.[2] This alliance held until 1413-14, when, due to unknown actions undertaken by Simon, the alliance between the Zenevisi and Spata broke and the Zenevisi allied with the Tocco instead. {sfn|Osswald|2011|p=261}}
In 1443, Simon Zenebishi built the Strovili fortress with Venetian approval and support.[3] It was located near Saiata (Sayada),[3] and above Vagenetia, the lands of his grandfather John Zenevisi.[4] In 1454–55 he was recognized by Alphonso V as a vassal of the Kingdom of Naples.[5]
He had a son, born and raised in Turkey, who had deserted from the Turks in 1454, who in 1455 asked the King of Naples to be baptized.[6]
Aftermath[]
His son, Alessandro "Lech" Zenevisi, ruled Strovilo following Simon's death until 1473, when he sold the castle to Venice.
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Name[]
In Catalan documents, his name is also spelled Simone Gimlixi[7] and Gimbixi.[8] An Albanian neologism of his name is Simon Zenebishi.
References[]
- ^ Sansaridou-Hendrickx 2017, p. 289.
- ^ Nicol 2010, p. 255
- ^ a b Byzantino Bulgarica. Éditions de l'Académie des sciences de Bulgarie. 1981. p. 268.
...und 1413 konnte sich Venedig diesen begehrten, auch Bu^tia genannten Stützpunkt sichern.30 Die Festung Strobili in der Nähe von Saiata wurde 1443 von Simon Zenebisi mit venezianischer Zustimmung oder auch Unterstützung errichtet.
- ^ Chroniques gréco-romanes inédites ou peu connues. Weidmann. 1873. pp. 194–.
In terra firme. insulae opposite. castrum Struvili a. ,,Ser Guino Zenebisi“ ,,sopra il cape di Vagenetia“ exstruetum esse, Arsenius Pendamodi refert.
- ^ Setton, Kenneth Meyer (1978). The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571: The fifteenth century. American Philosophical Society. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-87169-127-9.
- ^ Makushev 1874, p. 147
- ^ Archivio storico per le province Napoletane. Presso gli editori Detken & Rocholl e F. Giannini. 1902.
Simone Gimlixi
- ^ Spomenik Srpske kraljevske akademije. Vol. 95–97. U Državnoj štampariji Kraljevne Srbije. 1942.
Magnifico viro Simoni Gimbixi, domino castri Uillari in Albania, fideli nostro dilecto. (Archivo de la Cor. de ...
Sources[]
- Nicol, Donald MacGillivray (2010). The Despotate of Epiros 1267–1479: A Contribution to the History of Greece in the Middle Ages. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-13089-9.
- Sansaridou-Hendrickx, Thekla (2017). "The Albanians in the Chronicle(s) of Ioannina: An Anthropological Approach". Acta Patristica et Byzantina. 21 (2): 287–306. doi:10.1080/10226486.2010.11879131. S2CID 163742869.
- Osswald, Brendan (2011). L'Epire du treizième au quinzième siècle : autonomie et hétérogénéité d'une région balkanique (Thesis) (in French). Université Toulouse le Mirail - Toulouse II.
- Zenevisi family
- 15th-century Albanian people
- Republic of Venice nobility
- Venetian Albanians
- People of the Kingdom of Naples
- 15th-century Neapolitan people
- 15th-century Venetian people
- 1461 deaths