Karl Thopia (Albanian: Karl Topia) was an Albanian feudal prince and warlord who ruled Albania from the middle of the 14th century until the first Ottoman...

The Thopia were one of the most powerful Albanian feudal families in the Late Middle Ages, part of the nobility of the Angevin Kingdom of Albania. The...

Thopia. The first notable ruler was Tanusio Thopia, who became Count of Mat in 1328. The principality would reach its zenith during the rule of Karl Thopia...

member of the Albanian Thopia family and the son of Karl Thopia, the Prince of Albania (r. 1368–1388). Niketa was born to Karl Thopia. His mother is unknown...

Despotate of Epirus under Nikephoros II Orsini and Albanian tribesmen under Karl Thopia. The Albanians defeated Orsini's troops and inflicted heavy casualties...

two terms; 1388-1392 and 1394–1403. Princess Helena Thopia was the eldest daughter of Karl Thopia and Voisava Balsha. Her first marriage was to Marco...

detailing the regalia of Karl Thopia and the Thopia family may be unavailable or lost, a compelling depiction reveals Karl Thopia in royal attire with crowned...

Thopia may refer to: Thopia family, one of the most powerful Albanian feudal families in the Late Middle Ages Tanusio Thopia Karl Thopia George Thopia...

city she met Andreas Thopia, they fell in love and got married. The marriage resulted in two sons, Georg Thopia and Karl Thopia. However, King Robert...

George Thopia (Albanian: Gjergj Topia, Italian: Giorgio Topia; fl. 1388 – d. 1392) was the Lord of Durazzo (Durrës) from 1388 to 1392. He was the son of...

Mara Thopia (Albanian: Mara Topia), was a member of the Albanian Thopia family and the daughter of Niketa Thopia, the Lord of Krujë. Mara was the daughter...

Lushnjë (in modern-day southern Albania). The Ottomans were invited by Karl Thopia to support him in his feud against Balša II. In 1372, Balša II married...

here, however, until 1368, when the city was captured by Karl Thopia. In 1392, Karl Thopia's son surrendered the city to the Republic of Venice. During...

Albania. John took the style of Duke of Durazzo. In 1368, Durazzo fell to Karl Thopia, who was recognized by Venice as Prince of Albania. The Visigoths retained...

marriage resulted in three sons, Gjergj Thopia, Domenicus Thopia and Karl Thopia. Their son Karl was named after Hélène's famous great-grandparent Charles...

city she met Andrea Thopia, they fell in love and got married. The marriage resulted in two sons, George Thopia and Karl Thopia. However, King Robert...

first entered Albania in 1385 upon the invitation of the Albanian noble Karl Thopia to suppress the forces of the noble Balša II during the battle of Savra...

themselves ruler of Albania, including Andrea II Muzaka (Despot of Albania), Karl Thopia (Prince of Albania), and Skanderbeg (Lord of Albania). The modern Albania...

Ottoman forces in Albania was that of Balša II, the Lord of Zeta, when Karl Thopia invited the Ottomans, who defeated and killed Balša II in the battle...

Tanusio Thopia or Tanush Thopia (Albanian: Tanush Topia fl. 1329–38) was an Albanian count that served Princes of Taranto Philip I and Robert, and Dukes...

was landlocked by Karl Thopia's principality. Declaring himself as Angevin descendant, with the capture of Durrës in 1368 Karl Thopia created the Princedom...

the daughter of Balša III and Mara Thopia. Jelena was born in 1407 as the daughter of Balša III of Zeta and Mara Thopia. She was named after her grandmother...

death of Stefan Dušan in 1355 the Serbian Empire disintegrated, and Karl Thopia captured Durrës while the Muzaka family of Berat regained control over...

(12??–1342), Countess of Mat - illegitimate = Andrea I Thopia, Count of Mat. V. (II.) Karl Thopia (1331–1388), Prince of Albania = Voisava Balsha III. Philip...

(at this time known as Dyrrhachium), is captured from the Angevins by Karl Thopia, a powerful feudal prince and warlord. Lațcu, son of Bogdan I, deposes...

captured by the Albanian Topia dynasty under the leadership of warlord Karl Thopia. Joanna and her husband immediately began planning the reconquest of...

member of the Thopia family and one of the founders of the League of Lezhë. Andrea Thopia was the nephew of Karl Thopia. He had two sons, Karl Muzaka and...

ruler of Epirus 1411 Konstantin (Košta) (married Helena Thopia, a daughter of Karl Thopia) Stefan Balšić "Maramonte" (fl. 1419–40), pretender to Zeta...

One notable household that has prominently featured this emblem is the Thopia family a ruling house in Medieval Albania during the Medieval Kingdom of...

since confirmed by Byzantine Emperors. When the city was captured by Karl Thopia the statutes were hidden by the community, reappearing in 1392 when the...