Lezhë

Skanderbeg Memorial in Lezhë, Albania

Gjergj Kastrioti, better known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian nobleman who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century and is now regarded as a national hero. In 1444 Skanderbeg founded the League of Lezhë, an alliance of noble Albanian families to fight against the Ottomans. This event started a long resistance against the Ottoman Empire that lasted even after his death in 1…