Gjin I Muzaka

Gjin I Muzaka Gjin Muzaka
Lord of Tomorniza Lord of Kastoria
Coat of Arms of the Muzaka family
Lord of Tomorniza
Reign	1372 - 1389
Predecessor	Andrea II Muzaka
Successor	Unknown
Lord of Kastoria
Reign	1384 - 1389
Predecessor	Stoya Muzaka
Successor	Unknown
Born	1337
Died	1389
Spouse	Lady Suina Arianiti-Comneniates
Issue	Andrea III Muzaka Materango Muzaka Blaise Muzaka Bogdan Muzaka Laldi Muzaka Helena Muzaka Condisa Muzaka
Dynasty	Muzaka
Father	Andrea II Muzaka
Mother	Euphemia Mataranga
Religion	Eastern Orthodoxy

Gjin I Muzaka (Albanian : Gjin Muzaka), was an Albanian Prince from the House of Muzaka. He held the majority of his father's holdings after his father's death and was the Lord of Tomorniza. ^{[1] [2]} As well as the Lord of Kastoria after his younger brother Stoya Muzaka died after 1384 leaving no heirs. ^{[3] [4]}

Life

Gjin I Muzaka was born into the House of Muzaka as the first and oldest son of Andrea II Muzaka and Euphemia Mataranga, who was from the Mataranga family. ^[1]

Upon the death of his father Andrea II, his lands were divided among his three sons, Gjin, Teodor II and Stoya. ^[1] Gjin inherited the majority of his father's holdings, except for Berat, Myzeqe, and Kastoria. Teodor received Berat and Myzeqe, while Stoya inherited Kastoria along with its associated villages and estates. ^[1]

Issue

Gjin I Muzaka married Lady Suina Arianiti-Comneniates who was the daughter of Lord Materango Arianiti Comneniates. ^[1] The pair had seven children: ^{[1] [2]}

• Andrea III Muzaka , married Chiranna Zenevisi, Lady of Grabossa
• Materango Muzaka
• Blaise Muzaka
• Bogdan Muzaka
• Laldi Muzaka
• Helena Muzaka
• Condisa Muzaka

See also

• Muzaka family
• Principality of Muzaka

References

1. Elsie 2003, p. 42.
2. Hopf 1873, p. 532.
3. Elsie 2003, p. 47.
4. Anamali 2002, p. 295.

Bibliography

• Anamali, Skënder (2002). Historia e popullit shqiptar [The history of the Albanian people] (in Albanian). Botimet Toena. ISBN   978-9-9927-1622-9.
• Elsie, Robert (2003). Early Albania A Reader of Historical Texts, 11th-17th Centuries. Harrassowitz. ISBN   978-3-4470-4783-8.
• Hopf, Karl (1873). Chroniques greco-romanes inedites ou peu connues [Unpublished or little-known Greco-Roman chronicles] (in French). Weidmann.