Today 554th anniversary of the death of National Hero, Gjergj Kastriot Skenderbeu

Gjergj Kastriot was the youngest son of John Kastriot and Princess Vojsawa, the last of four boys and five girls. It is thought that he was born on May 6, 1405, at Matt. He was taken hostage by Sultan Murati in 1421 and sent to the Sultan's court in Adrianopoja. There, cleverness and ingenuity took George to the school of the sultan (suchoglani), who prepared commanders and officials.

Nature had given him mental and physical gifts. There he named himself Isknder. After school was finished, Gjergj Kastriot “Sciphery)” carried out military duties in the Balkans and Asia Minor, distinguishing himself with bravery and therefore given the title, I mean prince or noble, so Skenderbeg means Alexander prince or noble.

He did not forget his loving place, and he looked forward to the opportunity to return to the land that bore him. With his father's death, he hoped to take his place, but in fact, Sultan named him sandjackbes outside Albanian lands. Skenderbeu did not give up on the idea of returning to Albania to his father's throne until 1443, when he set out against Janos Huniad under the command of Rumeli's bellobe.

On November 3, 1443, in the vicinity of Nis, two armies met. The Ottoman army was defeated and panicked. Skenderbeu began implementing the uprising plan, along with 300 Albanian horsemen and his nephew Hamza Kastriot, returned to Debar, where the people hosted him as a deliverer. He took measures to reinforce the streets where the Ottomans could come from, and from there he turned to Crewe. With a false farm, he took possession of the garrison city, and on November 28, 1443, the restoration of the Kastriot principality was announced. On Kruja's castle, the Kastriot black dome flag rose.

The rebellion spread rapidly to other regions, and other feudalists also rose. During December, Middle and Northern Albania was cleared of Ottoman forces, one after another, the castles of the area. Skenderbeu was the organiser of the Arber Parliament, in which he was elected head of the Albanian League of Lezha. He married George Aryan's daughter with Donika Arian to strengthen his ties with other principles.

In January 1468 Skenderbeu became ill during the development of a Parliament called by him, in which all Albanian princes were invited. He died on January 17, 1468, in Lezha. Covered with glory, he was buried in Lezha. Albanians lost the glorious chieftain who led them for 25 years. His wife and son emigrated, as did part of the Albanian elite, to Italy. Around the helmet, there is the idea that he held it in honour of the Epirus, since he held the same helmet. /oranews/