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| name = Helena Thopia<br />{{small|{{lang|sq|Elena Topia}}}}
| name = Helena Thopia
| image = Topia coat of arms.svg
| image = Topia coat of arms.svg
| caption =
| caption =
| title = Lady of Krujë
| title = Lady of Krujë
| succession = [[Principality of Albania (medieval)|Lady of Krujë]] (First reign)
| succession = [[Principality of Albania (medieval)|Lady of Krujë]] (First reign)
| reign = 1388 - 1392 (First reign)
| reign = 1388 - 1392 (First reign)
| predecessor = [[Karl Thopia]]
| predecessor = [[Karl Thopia]]
| successor = [[Niketa Thopia]]
| successor = [[Niketa Thopia]]
| succession1 = [[Principality of Albania (medieval)|Lady of Krujë]] (Second reign, with [[Konstantin Balšić|Konstantin Balsha]], Ottoman vassal)
| succession1 = [[Principality of Albania (medieval)|Lady of Krujë]] (Second reign, with [[Konstantin Balšić|Konstantin Balsha]], Ottoman vassal)
| reign1 = 1394 - 1402
| reign1 = 1394 - 1402
| predecessor1 = [[Niketa Thopia]]
| predecessor1 = [[Niketa Thopia]]
| successor1 = ''Herself''
| successor1 = ''Herself''
| succession2 = [[Principality of Albania (medieval)|Lady of Krujë]] (Third reign, Ottoman vassal)
| succession2 = [[Principality of Albania (medieval)|Lady of Krujë]] (Third reign, Ottoman vassal)
| reign2 = 1402 - 1403
| reign2 = 1402 - 1403
| predecessor2 = ''Herself''
| predecessor2 = ''Herself''
| successor2 = [[Niketa Thopia]]
| successor2 = [[Niketa Thopia]]
| spouses ={{Plainlist|
| spouses = {{Plainlist|
*{{Marriage|[[Marco Barbarigo di Croia|Marco Barbarigo]]|1380s|1394|end={{Abbr|ann.|annuled}}}}
*{{Marriage|[[Marco Barbarigo di Croia|Marco Barbarigo]]|1380s|1394|end={{Abbr|ann.|annuled}}}}
*{{Marriage|[[Konstantin Balšić]]|1394|1402|end=d}}
*{{Marriage|[[Konstantin Balšić]]|1394|1402|end=d}}
}}
}}
| spouse-type = Spouse(s)
| spouse-type = Spouse(s)
| issue = [[Stefan Maramonte]]
| issue = [[Stefan Maramonte]]
| house = [[Thopia family]]
| house = [[Thopia family]]
| father = [[Karl Thopia]]
| father = [[Karl Thopia]]
| mother =[[Voisava of Zeta]]
| mother = [[Voisava Balsha]]
| birth_date ={{circa|1370s}}
| birth_date = {{circa|1370s}}
| birth_place = [[Principality of Albania (medieval)|Principality of Albania]]
| birth_place = [[Principality of Albania (medieval)|Principality of Albania]]
| death_date =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_place =
| burial_place =
| burial_place =
|religion = [[Roman Catholicism| Roman Catholic]]
| religion = [[Roman Catholicism| Roman Catholic]]
}}
}}


'''Helena Thopia''' ({{lang-sq|Elena Topia}}) ({{floruit}} 1388–1403) was an [[Albanians|Albanian]] princess of the [[Thopia family]] who held the [[Krujë]] region as sovereign lady for two terms; 1388-1392 and 1394–1403.
'''Helena Thopia''' ({{floruit}} 1388–1403) was an [[Albanians|Albanian]] princess of the [[Thopia family]] who held the [[Krujë]] region as sovereign lady for two terms; 1388-1392 and 1394–1403.


==Life==
==Life==
Princess Helena Thopia was the eldest daughter of [[Karl Thopia]] and Voisava Balsha. Her first marriage was to [[Marco Barbarigo di Croia|Marco Barbarigo]], a [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] nobleman, around the 1380s. After the death of her father, in 1388, she inherited the castle of Krujë and the surrounding region. In 1392 as a result of the hostilities between her husband and the Venetian forces, her half-brother, [[Niketa Thopia]], a Venice loyal, attacked the city of Krujë and forced them to find refuge among the [[Balšić family|Balsha family]].
Princess Helena Thopia was the eldest daughter of [[Karl Thopia]] and [[Voisava Balsha]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hopf|first= Karl |title=Chroniques Gréco-Romaines inédites ou peu connues |date=1873 |publisher=Weidmann|isbn= |page=532 |quote=...Elena , dame de Croja - Giorgio 1381 ,- Voisava...}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Rudolf Künker|first= Fritz |title=The De Wit Collection of Medieval Coins 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 |date=2008 |publisher=Numismatischer Verlag Künker|isbn= |page=284 |quote=...Karl Thopia was wedded to Vojsava, a daughter of Balsa I...}}</ref> Her first marriage was to [[Marco Barbarigo di Croia|Marco Barbarigo]], a [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] nobleman, around the 1380s. After the death of her father, in 1388, she inherited the castle of Krujë and the surrounding region. In 1392 as a result of the hostilities between her husband and the Venetian forces, her half-brother, [[Niketa Thopia]], a Venice loyal, attacked the city of Krujë and forced them to find refuge among the [[Balšić family|Balsha family]].


After her brother [[Gjergj Thopia]] died in 1392 she gained the bulk of the rest of his holdings. A smaller portion was also left to their younger sister, [[Voisava Thopia]].<ref>{{cite book |author=John V. A. Fine |title=The Late Medieval Balkans A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest |publisher=University of Michigan Press |isbn=978-0-4720-8260-5 |page=418 |quote=...Later that year George Thopia died without issue. The bulk of his holdings, for he surrendered only Durazzo and environs to Venice, went to his sister Helena. (A small piece was left to his younger sister Vojsava, who was married to a patrician of Durazzo known as Lord [Kyr] Isaac. That couple continued to reside in Durazzo under the Venetians.)...}}</ref>
After her brother [[Gjergj Thopia]] died in 1392 she gained the bulk of the rest of his holdings. A smaller portion was also left to their younger sister, [[Voisava Thopia]].<ref>{{cite book |author=John V. A. Fine |title=The Late Medieval Balkans A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest |publisher=University of Michigan Press |isbn=978-0-4720-8260-5 |page=418 |quote=...Later that year George Thopia died without issue. The bulk of his holdings, for he surrendered only Durazzo and environs to Venice, went to his sister Helena. (A small piece was left to his younger sister Vojsava, who was married to a patrician of Durazzo known as Lord [Kyr] Isaac. That couple continued to reside in Durazzo under the Venetians.)...}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=E. Jacques|first= Edwin |title=The Albanians: An Ethnic History from Prehistoric Times to the Present - Volume 1 |date=2009 |publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=978-0-7864-4238-6 |page=174 |quote=...The remainder of his principality was divided among the daughters of Karl and other relatives, who fought with both Venice and the Turks until Kruja fell to the latter in 1425...}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=E. Jacques|first= Edwin |title=The Albanians: An Ethnic History from Prehistoric Times to the Present - Volume 1 |date=2009 |publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=978-0-7864-4238-6 |page=174 |quote=...Upon the death of Karl Topia (1388) his sickly son Gjergj headed the principality. Being an ineffective ruler anyway, he yielded to Venetian pressure and left Durrës to Venice just before he died in 1392...}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Elsie|first= Robert|title=Early Albania A Reader of Historical Texts, 11th-17th Centuries |date=2003 |publisher=Harrassowitz|isbn=978-3-4470-4783-8 |page=52 |quote=...This George pledged Durrës to the Venetians...}}</ref>


In 1394, [[Konstantin Balšić]], who was appointed by the Ottomans to govern Krujë, married her. Konstantin ruled as an Ottoman vassal and was killed in 1402. In 1403 Niketa Thopia captured the castle from Helena.<ref>Anamali, Skënder and Prifti, Kristaq. Historia e popullit shqiptar në katër vëllime. Botimet Toena, 2002, {{ISBN|99927-1-622-3}} pp. 251-252</ref> After Konstantin's death Helena and their son [[Stefan Maramonte|Stefan]] first went to Venice and then lived with her sister [[Maria Thopia|Maria, Baroness of Botrugno]].
In 1394, [[Konstantin Balšić]], who was appointed by the Ottomans to govern Krujë, married her. Konstantin ruled as an Ottoman vassal and was killed in 1402. In 1403 Niketa Thopia captured the castle from Helena.<ref>Anamali, Skënder and Prifti, Kristaq. Historia e popullit shqiptar në katër vëllime. Botimet Toena, 2002, {{ISBN|99927-1-622-3}} pp. 251-252</ref> After Konstantin's death Helena and their son [[Stefan Maramonte|Stefan]] first went to Venice and then lived with her sister [[Maria Thopia|Maria, Baroness of Botrugno]].
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Latest revision as of 00:20, 19 November 2024

Helena Thopia
Lady of Krujë
Lady of Krujë (First reign)
Reign1388 - 1392 (First reign)
PredecessorKarl Thopia
SuccessorNiketa Thopia
Lady of Krujë (Second reign, with Konstantin Balsha, Ottoman vassal)
Reign1394 - 1402
PredecessorNiketa Thopia
SuccessorHerself
Lady of Krujë (Third reign, Ottoman vassal)
Reign1402 - 1403
PredecessorHerself
SuccessorNiketa Thopia
Bornc. 1370s
Principality of Albania
Spouses
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(m. 1380; ann. 1394)​
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(m. 1394; died 1402)​
IssueStefan Maramonte
HouseThopia family
FatherKarl Thopia
MotherVoisava Balsha
Religion Roman Catholic

Helena Thopia (fl. 1388–1403) was an Albanian princess of the Thopia family who held the Krujë region as sovereign lady for two terms; 1388-1392 and 1394–1403.

Life

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Princess Helena Thopia was the eldest daughter of Karl Thopia and Voisava Balsha.[1][2] Her first marriage was to Marco Barbarigo, a Venetian nobleman, around the 1380s. After the death of her father, in 1388, she inherited the castle of Krujë and the surrounding region. In 1392 as a result of the hostilities between her husband and the Venetian forces, her half-brother, Niketa Thopia, a Venice loyal, attacked the city of Krujë and forced them to find refuge among the Balsha family.

After her brother Gjergj Thopia died in 1392 she gained the bulk of the rest of his holdings. A smaller portion was also left to their younger sister, Voisava Thopia.[3][4][5][6]

In 1394, Konstantin Balšić, who was appointed by the Ottomans to govern Krujë, married her. Konstantin ruled as an Ottoman vassal and was killed in 1402. In 1403 Niketa Thopia captured the castle from Helena.[7] After Konstantin's death Helena and their son Stefan first went to Venice and then lived with her sister Maria, Baroness of Botrugno.

Issue

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She married Marco Barbarigo, and then Konstantin Balšić in 1394. She had a son with Konstantin, Stefan Maramonte.

Family tree

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hopf, Karl (1873). Chroniques Gréco-Romaines inédites ou peu connues. Weidmann. p. 532. ...Elena , dame de Croja - Giorgio 1381 ,- Voisava...
  2. ^ Rudolf Künker, Fritz (2008). The De Wit Collection of Medieval Coins 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. p. 284. ...Karl Thopia was wedded to Vojsava, a daughter of Balsa I...
  3. ^ John V. A. Fine. The Late Medieval Balkans A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. University of Michigan Press. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-4720-8260-5. ...Later that year George Thopia died without issue. The bulk of his holdings, for he surrendered only Durazzo and environs to Venice, went to his sister Helena. (A small piece was left to his younger sister Vojsava, who was married to a patrician of Durazzo known as Lord [Kyr] Isaac. That couple continued to reside in Durazzo under the Venetians.)...
  4. ^ E. Jacques, Edwin (2009). The Albanians: An Ethnic History from Prehistoric Times to the Present - Volume 1. McFarland & Company. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-7864-4238-6. ...The remainder of his principality was divided among the daughters of Karl and other relatives, who fought with both Venice and the Turks until Kruja fell to the latter in 1425...
  5. ^ E. Jacques, Edwin (2009). The Albanians: An Ethnic History from Prehistoric Times to the Present - Volume 1. McFarland & Company. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-7864-4238-6. ...Upon the death of Karl Topia (1388) his sickly son Gjergj headed the principality. Being an ineffective ruler anyway, he yielded to Venetian pressure and left Durrës to Venice just before he died in 1392...
  6. ^ Elsie, Robert (2003). Early Albania A Reader of Historical Texts, 11th-17th Centuries. Harrassowitz. p. 52. ISBN 978-3-4470-4783-8. ...This George pledged Durrës to the Venetians...
  7. ^ Anamali, Skënder and Prifti, Kristaq. Historia e popullit shqiptar në katër vëllime. Botimet Toena, 2002, ISBN 99927-1-622-3 pp. 251-252
Preceded byas Prince of Albania Lady of Krujë
1388–92
Served alongside: Marco Barbarigo di Croia 		Succeeded byas Lord
Preceded by Lady of Krujë
1394–1403
Served alongside: Konstantin Balšić (1402†) 		Succeeded byas Lord
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