Skanderbeg was sent as a hostage to the Ottoman court in Adrianople in 1415, and again in 1423.It is assumed that he remained at Murad II's court as iç oğlan for a maximum of three years, where he received military training at Enderun.. The earliest existing record of George's name is the First Act of Hilandar from 1426, when Gjon Kastrioti and his four sons donated the right to …

Arm wrestling (also spelled armwrestling) is a sport with two opponents who face each other with their bent elbows placed on a table and hands firmly gripped, who then attempt to force the opponent's hand down to the table top ("pin" them).The sport is often casually used to demonstrate the stronger person between two or more people. In the early years other names …

Né à Croïa, en Albanie, Skanderbeg appartenait à la famille Kastrioti (en) (Castriote). Il est le fils de Jean (Gjon) Castriote, seigneur de la Moyenne Albanie qui comprend Mat, Croïa, Mirditë et Dibër, et de la princesse Voïsava Tripalda [7], fille du seigneur de Pollog.Jean (Gjon) Castriote est de ceux qui, au début, s'opposent à l'incursion du sultan Ottoman Mehmed I er, mais sa ...

Georg Kastriota (deutsch für Gjergj Kastrioti [ˈɟɛɾɟ ˈkasˌtɾiˈɔˌti]), genannt Skanderbeg (albanisch Skënderbeu, von osmanisch اسکندر بگ İA İskender Beğ; * 6. Mai 1405 in der Region Dibra-Mat; † 17. Januar 1468 in Lezha), war ein Fürst aus dem albanischen Adelsgeschlecht der Kastrioti und ein Militärkommandant, der von 1423 bis 1443 dem Osmanischen Reich, von 1443 ...

The Presidential Palace (Albanian: Pallati presidencial), formerly the Royal Palace (Albanian: Pallati mbretëror) and popularly known as the Palace of Brigades (Albanian: Pallati i Brigadave), is the official residence of the President of Albania.The palace was commissioned by King Zog I of the Albanians to serve as his main official residence.. In 1945, it ceased to serve as a Royal ...

Scutari [1], [2], en albanais : Shkodër ou Shkodra (en illyrien : Scodra) est une municipalité du nord-ouest de l'Albanie, la ville principale de la région et au bord du lac du même nom, le plus grand lac des Balkans (d'une surface de 370 km 2), près des fleuves Drin, Kir et Buna, où passe la frontière actuelle de l'Albanie avec le Monténégro.

Skanderbeg (Albanees: Skënderbeu), geboren als Gjergj Kastrioti (6 mei 1405 (?) - Lezhë, 17 januari 1468) was een Albanese edelman en militaire commandant en wordt in het algemeen beschouwd als de nationale held van de Albanezen. Hij verwierf vooral bekendheid als bestrijder van het Ottomaanse Rijk.Als leider van een verbond van Albanese edellieden, de Liga van …

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Etymology. The word entered English from Turkish bey, itself derived from Old Turkic beg, which – in the form bäg – has been mentioned as early as in the Orkhon inscriptions (8th century AD) and is usually translated as "tribal leader". The actual origin of the word is still disputed, though it is mostly agreed that it was a loan-word, in Old Turkic. ...

Gjergj Kastrioti (l. 1405 – v. 17 janar 1468), i njohur si Skënderbeu (nga turqishtja osmane: اسکندر بگ İskender Bey), ishte një feudal dhe udhëheqës ushtarak arbër që në fillesë luftoi për Perandorinë Osmane dhe më pas drejtoi një kryengritje kundër saj.. Një anëtar i familjes fisnike të Kastriotëve, ai u dërgua si peng në oborrin perandorak osman, ku u arsimua ...

Zog I (Albanian: Naltmadhnija e tij Zogu I, Mbreti i Shqiptarëve, IPA: ; 8 October 1895 – 9 April 1961), born Ahmed Muhtar bey Zogolli, taking the name Ahmet Zogu in 1922, was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's youngest ever prime minister (1922–1924), then as president (1925–1928), and finally as king (1928–1939).

The 6th SS Mountain Division "Nord" (German: 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord") was a German unit of the Waffen-SS during World War II, formed in February 1941 as SS Kampfgruppe Nord (SS Battle Group North). The division was the only Waffen-SS unit to fight in the Arctic Circle when it was stationed in Finland and northern Russia between June and November 1941. . It fought in …

The 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Italian) also Legione SS Italiana (German: 29. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (italienische Nr. 1)) was an SS formation of Nazi Germany during World War II.It was originally created in the puppet Italian Social Republic in 1943 as the Italian Legion, later renamed to a brigade. The unit was upgraded to division status on 10 …

The Waffen Grenadier Brigade of the SS Charlemagne (German: Waffen-Grenadier-Brigade der SS "Charlemagne") was a Waffen-SS unit formed in September 1944 from French collaborationists, many of whom were already serving in various other German units. Named after the 9th-century Frankish emperor, it superseded the existing Legion of French Volunteers …