Voisava Balšić
| Voisava Balšić Voisava Balsha | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Albania Princess of Zeta | |
 Coat of Arms of the Balsha family | |
| Princess consort of Albania | |
| Tenure | 1370–1388 |
| Predecessor | Hélène of Anjou (As Countess of Mat) |
| Successor | Teodora Branković |
| Born | 14th Century Principality of Zeta |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Gjergj Thopia Helena Thopia Voisava Thopia |
| House | Balšić |
| Father | Balša I |
| Mother | Unknown |
Voisava Balšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Воисава Балшић; Albanian: Voisava Balsha), also known as Vojislava, Vojsava or Voislava was a noble woman related to the Balšić noble family.
Life
Voisava was the daughter of Balša I, a provincial lord who held the title Lord of Zeta. [1][2] Her mother's identity remains unknown, and details about her early life are scarce. She was married to Karl Thopia, Prince of Albania around the year 1370.[3][4][1][2][5]
Her husband Karl Thopia died in 1388, where he was buried in St. Jovan Vladimir's Church.[6] Their son, Gjergj Thopia, became Karl's successor.[7]
Family
Voisava married Karl Thopia, in c. 1370. The pair had three children:[1][5]
- Gjergj Thopia (fl. 1388–d. 1392), Prince of Albania, Lord of Durrës, married Teodora Branković
- Helena Thopia (fl. 1388–1403), married Venetian count Marco Barbadigo (first marriage) and lord Kostandin Balsha (second marriage)
- Voisava Thopia, married N. Cursachio (first marriage) and in 1394, Progon Dukagjini, Lord of Lezhë and uncle of Pal Dukagjini[8] (second marriage)
References
- 1 2 3 Hopf 1873, p. 532.
- 1 2 Elsie 2003, p. 52.
- ↑ Molina 2022, p. 83.
- ↑ Numismatischer Verlag Fritz-Rudolf Künker 2008, p. 284.
- 1 2 Sainty 2018, p. 503.
- ↑ Jacques 2009, p. 167.
- ↑ Jacques 2009, p. 174.
- ↑ Anamali 2002, p. 309.
Bibliography
- Anamali, Skënder (2002). Historia e popullit shqiptar [The history of the Albanian people] (in Albanian). Botimet Toena. ISBN 978-9-9927-1622-9.
- Elsie, Robert (2003). Early Albania A Reader of Historical Texts, 11th-17th Centuries. Harrassowitz. ISBN 978-3-4470-4783-8.
- Hopf, Karl (1873). Chroniques greco-romanes inedites ou peu connues [Unpublished or little-known Greco-Roman chronicles] (in French). Weidmann.
- Jacques, Edwin E. (2009). The Albanians: An Ethnic History from Prehistoric Times to the Present - Volume 1. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-8995-0932-7.
- Molina, Grabiela Rojas (2022). Decoding Debate in the Venetian Senate Short Stories of Crisis and Response on Albania (1392-1402). Brill. ISBN 978-9-0045-2093-6.
- Numismatischer Verlag Fritz-Rudolf Künker (2008). Künker Auktion 137 - The De Wit Collection of Medieval Coins, 1000 Years of European Coinage, Part III: England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Balkan, the Middle East, Crusader States, Jetons und Weights. Numismatischer Verlag Künker.
- Sainty, Guy Stair (2018). The Constantinian Order of Saint George and the Angeli, Farnese and Bourbon families which governed it. Boletín Oficial del Estado. ISBN 978-8-4340-2506-6.