Zaharia Gropa

Zaharia Gropa
*Zaharia Gropaj*
Zaharia Gropa; Zaharia Gropaj
Prince of Pogradec
	Modern bust of Zaharia Gropa found in the Castle of Krujë
Prince of Pogradec
Reign	1444–1456
Predecessor	Aidin Gropa
Successor	Post Abolished.
Dynasty	Gropa
Occupation	Military commander during the League of Lezhë

Zaharia Gropa (Albanian: Zaharia Gropaj), also known as Zacharia was an Albanian nobleman and member of the Gropa family who historically ruled over parts of modern-day Albania and North Macedonia. He was a military commander who served in the forces of Skanderbeg during Skanderbeg's rebellion.^[1] He was also an associate of Moisi Dibra.^[2]

Biography

Zaharia's dynasty, Gropa ruled over the areas of modern-day Pogradec and Ohrid (Albanian: Ohëri) and took titles such as Gospodar and Župan within the Serbian Empire.^{[citation needed]}

Not much is known about him. In 1444 Zaharia joined the League of Lezhë against the Ottoman Empire. He became a military commander.^[3] Zaharia took part in the “Battle of Tumenisht”^[1] and he died in 1456-1457. A modern bust of him can be found in the Castle of Kruja, Krujë, Albania in his remembrance and was the last official ruler and heir of the Gropa dynasty.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b "1956 | Ekrem Bey Vlora: The Ruling Families of Albania in the pre-Ottoman Period". 2012-01-27. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
^ Vlora 1956, 5. Gropa Archived 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine: "The sphere of influence of the Gropas was no doubt concentrated in the region between Pogradec, Ohrid and Dibra. They seem to have ruled in that area for more than 3 centuries"
^ Gegaj, Athanase (1937). L'Albanie et l'invasion turque au XVe siècle (in French). Bureaux du Recueil, Bibliothèque de l'Universite. ISBN 978-0-598-93599-1.

[:0-1] "1956 | Ekrem Bey Vlora: The Ruling Families of Albania in the pre-Ottoman Period". 2012-01-27. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 2024-11-30.

[2] Vlora 1956, 5. Gropa Archived 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine: "The sphere of influence of the Gropas was no doubt concentrated in the region between Pogradec, Ohrid and Dibra. They seem to have ruled in that area for more than 3 centuries"

[3] Gegaj, Athanase (1937). L'Albanie et l'invasion turque au XVe siècle (in French). Bureaux du Recueil, Bibliothèque de l'Universite. ISBN 978-0-598-93599-1.

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