Skanderbeg

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Albanian historical figure human military commander national hero nobleman

Skanderbeg was a 15th-century Albanian nobleman and military leader renowned for leading a long and successful resistance against the Ottoman Empire and becoming a national hero of Albania.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Skanderbeg canonical	8
Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg	6
George Kastrioti	1
Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Albanian historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ national hero ⓘ nobleman ⓘ
allegiance	League of Lezhë ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Skanderbeg ⓘ surface form: George Kastrioti Skanderbeg ⓘ surface form: Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu Kastrioti ⓘ surface form: Skënderbeu
birthName	Gjergj ⓘ surface form: Gjergj Kastrioti
centuryOfBirth	15th century ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Order of Skanderbeg ⓘ Skanderbeg monument ⓘ surface form: Skanderbeg Monument in Tirana Skanderbeg Museum in Krujë ⓘ Skanderbeg Square ⓘ surface form: Skanderbeg Square, Tirana
countryOfCitizenship	Albania ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1405 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1468-01-17 ⓘ
describedBySource	Albanian national historiography ⓘ Renaissance European chronicles ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Albanians ⓘ
familyName	Kastrioti ⓘ
givenName	Gjergj ⓘ
hasCauseOfFame	defense of Albanian lands against the Ottomans ⓘ
hasPart	Coat of arms of Albania ⓘ surface form: Kastrioti family coat of arms
honorificTitle	Skanderbeg self-link ⓘ
influenced	Albanian National Awakening ⓘ surface form: Albanian national awakening Albanian nationalism ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	natural causes ⓘ
militaryBranch	Albanian forces ⓘ Ottoman Army ⓘ surface form: Ottoman army
movement	Albanian resistance to Ottoman rule ⓘ
name	Skanderbeg self-link ⓘ
nationality	Albanian ⓘ
notableAchievement	Defended Krujë against multiple Ottoman sieges ⓘ Led a long resistance against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ Unified Albanian princes in the League of Lezhë ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Albulena ⓘ Battle of Torvioll ⓘ Siege of Krujë (1450) ⓘ Siege of Krujë (1450) ⓘ surface form: Siege of Krujë (1466–1467)
notableWork	Resistance against the Ottoman Empire in Albania ⓘ
occupation	military leader ⓘ noble ⓘ politician ⓘ
opponent	Ottoman Empire ⓘ Mehmed II ⓘ surface form: Sultan Mehmed II Murad II ⓘ surface form: Sultan Murad II
placeOfBirth	Principality of Kastrioti ⓘ near Dibër region ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Lezhë ⓘ
positionHeld	Lord of Krujë ⓘ leader of the League of Lezhë ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
symbol	double-headed eagle ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flag of Albania → associatedWith → Skanderbeg ⓘ

Coat of arms of Albania → inspiredBy → Skanderbeg ⓘ

Coat of arms of Albania → associatedWith → Skanderbeg ⓘ

Coat of arms of Albania → historicalFigure → Skanderbeg ⓘ