| Scanderbeg, c.1404-1468, Albanian national hero. The son of
an Albanian prince, he was born George Castriota. He abjured
Islam in 1443, styled himself prince of Albania, and devoted
the rest of his life to defending Albania against Turkish invasion,
on occasion allying himself with Venice, Naples, Hungary, and
the pope. After his death Albania fell to the Turks. |
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