Dukagjini family
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The Dukagjini are an Albanian noble family which ruled over an area of Northern Albania and Western Kosovo known as the Principality of Dukagjini in the 14th and 15th centuries. They may have been descendants of the earlier Progoni family, who founded the first Albanian state in recorded history, the Principality of Arbanon.[2] The city of Lezhë was their most important holding.[3]
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Dukagjini Dukagjinët | |
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Noble family | |
Country | Medieval Albania |
Current region | Lezhë |
Founded | 14th century |
Founder | Gjin Tanushi (duca Ginium Tanuschium Albanensem)[1] |
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Website | dukagjini |
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