Gjergj Kastrioti (c. 1405 – 17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian feudal lord [2] [3] [4] and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia.

Skanderbeg (born 1405, northern Albania—died Jan. 17, 1468, Lezhë, Albania) was the national hero of the Albanians. A son of John (Gjon) Kastrioti, prince of Emathia, George was early given as hostage to the Turkish sultan.

Skanderbeg's rebellion (Albanian: Kryengritja e Skënderbeut) was an almost 25-year long anti-Ottoman rebellion led by the Albanian military commander Skanderbeg in what is today Albania and its neighboring countries.

Jan 25, 2025 · Skanderbeg (c. 1405–1468) was an Albanian nobleman, military commander, and leader of the Albanian resistance against the Ottoman Empire. He is remembered as a symbol of Albanian national identity and Christian resistance in Europe.

Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu (1405 – 17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg (Albanian: Skënderbej from Ottoman Turkish: اسکندر بگ, romanized: İskender Bey; Latin:,) was an Albanian nobleman and military commander.

May 5, 2018 · Albania’s greatest military hero Gjergj Kastrioti, also known as Skanderbeg, dedicated his life to fighting for his beleaguered homeland. Statue of Skanderbeg in Tirana, Albania. Thomas Quine (CC BY 2.0). You could be forgiven for missing the announcement that 2018 is the ‘Year of Skanderbeg’.

Excited crowds gathered to behold the renowned Albanian hero and champion of Christendom “Skanderbeg,” who had bravely held back the relentless Turkish advance toward the west. More than 60 years earlier, around 1405, in the mountainous Dibra region of eastern Albania, Voisana, wife of Gjon Kastrioti, gave birth to Gjergi, the future Skanderbeg.

The Myth of Skanderbeg is one of the main constitutive myths of Albanian nationalism. [1][2][3] In the late nineteenth century, during the Albanian struggle and the Albanian National Awakening, Skanderbeg became a symbol for the Albanians and he was turned into a national Albanian hero and myth. [4][5][6]

Skanderbeg was an Albanian nobleman and military commander who is remembered for his role in the suppression of the Ottoman Empire. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, achievements, and timeline.

Hailed as a national hero in Albania, Gjergj Kastrioti-Skanderbeg (1403-1468) successfully ousted the Ottoman Turks from his native land for over two decades, halting Turkey's efforts to spread Islam through a predominately Roman Catholic western Europe.