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League of Lezhë

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League of Lezhë
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“The League of Lezhë, also commonly referred to as the Albanian League, was a military and diplomatic alliance of the Albanian aristocracy, created in the city of Lezhë on 2 March 1444. The League of Lezhë is considered the first unified independent Albanian country in the Middle ages, with…”
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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…

Alliance of Albanian noble families founded in 1444.

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