Politicus

Skanderbeg

1405 - 1468

Skanderbeg

Skanderbeg (Albanees: Skënderbeu), geboren als Gjergj Kastrioti (6 mei 1405 (?) – Lezhë, 17 januari 1468) was een Albanese prins uit het adellijk geslacht Kastrioti. De dynastie regeerde over het vorstendom Kastrioti in centraal-Albanië. Skanderbeg werd in 1444 gekroond tot vorst van Albanië door de Liga van Lezhë te stichten. Hij was hier opperbevelhebber van het Albanese leger gedurende de Albanees-Ottomaanse oorlog. Lees meer op Wikipedia

His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2024). Skanderbeg is the 171st most popular politicus (down from 141st in 2024), the most popular biography from Albania and the most popular Albanian Politicus.

Skanderbeg was a 15th century Albanian who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. He was successful in defending Albania from the Ottomans for about 25 years.

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Among Politicuses

Among politicuses, Skanderbeg ranks 171 out of 19,576. Before him are Hatshepsut, Hermann Göring, George Marshall, Mary, Queen of Scots, Mark Antony, and Vespasian. After him are John Major, Amenhotep III, Margaret Thatcher, Yasser Arafat, Khafra, and Theodosius I.

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Hatshepsut
1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 84.03
Rank: 165
Hermann Göring
1893 - 1946
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 166
George Marshall
1880 - 1959
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 167
Mary, Queen of Scots
1542 - 1587
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 168
Mark Antony
83 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 83.97
Rank: 169
Vespasian
9 - 79
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 170
Skanderbeg
1405 - 1468
HPI: 83.87
Rank: 171
John Major
1943 - Present
HPI: 83.84
Rank: 172
Amenhotep III
1403 BC - 1350 BC
HPI: 83.80
Rank: 173
Margaret Thatcher
1925 - 2013
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 174
Yasser Arafat
1929 - 2004
HPI: 83.78
Rank: 175
Khafra
2550 BC - 2479 BC
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 176
Theodosius I
340 - 395
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 177

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1405, Skanderbeg ranks 1. After him are Pope Pius II, Gilles de Rais, John II of Castile, Thomas Malory, Maria of Trebizond, Ulugh Muhammad, Sophia of Halshany, and Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers. Among people deceased in 1468, Skanderbeg ranks 2. Before him is Johannes Gutenberg. After him are Sejo of Joseon, Abu'l-Khayr Khan, Jean de Dunois, Bianca Maria Visconti, Juana Enríquez, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Francesco Squarcione, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, and Zara Yaqob.

Others Born in 1405

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Skanderbeg
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1468
HPI: 83.87
Rank: 1
Pope Pius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1405 - 1464
HPI: 82.97
Rank: 2
Gilles de Rais
EXTREMIST
1405 - 1440
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 3
John II of Castile
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1454
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 4
Thomas Malory
WRITER
1405 - 1471
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 5
Maria of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1439
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 6
Ulugh Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1445
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 7
Sophia of Halshany
POLITICIAN
1405 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 8
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1469
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 9