League of Lezhë facts for kids
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League of Lezhë
Lidhja Shqiptare e Lezhës
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| 1444–1479 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Union of all Albanian Principalities | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Lezhë | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Albanian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox |
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| Government | Principality | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||||||||||||
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• 1444–1468
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Skanderbeg | ||||||||||||||||||
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• 1468–1479
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Lekë Dukagjini | ||||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Assembly of Noblemen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||||||
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• Established
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2 March 1444 | ||||||||||||||||||
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• Disestablished
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25 April 1479 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of |  Albania Kosovo Macedonia Serbia Montenegro |
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The League of Lezhë (2 March 1444 – 25 April 1479) was a group of Albanian principalities. It was formed in Lezhë on 2 March 1444. It was the first time all of Albania was together as a country. It was started by Skanderbeg to fight the Ottoman Armies.
Images for kids
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Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg, the ruler of Albania
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League of Lezhë painting in the Skanderbeg-Museum in Kruje
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Albanian assault on an Ottoman encampment in the Battle of Albulena
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Veronese's Siege of Shkodër in 1478
See also
In Spanish: Liga de Lezhë para niños
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