Gjergj Arianiti - Family

Family

With the death of his first wife Maria Muzaka, Gjergj married Pietrina Francone, an Italian aristocrat. His two wives bore him ten children, three of which were boys.

  • The first daughter, Andronica, was married to Lord Scanderbeg Castriota, who was Lord of Dibra, Mat and Kruja down to the sea, and of Deberina, also called Randesio (Renc?), and of the province of Guonimi (Gjonëm). They had many children who died, only two of them survived.
    • John Castriot II, Duke of Saint Pietro in Galatina, married to Donna Irina Palaeologus, who was the daughter of Lord Lazar, Despot of Serbia.
      • Ferdinand Castriota, Duke of Saint Peter
      • Maria Castriota.
  • The second daughter called Voisava was married to Lord Ivan I Crnojević, Duke of Zeta, and they had two sons.
    • Đurađ Crnojević
    • Skenderbeg Crnojević.
  • Lord George married and had two sons and three daughters.
    • Solomon
    • Constantine.
  • The second son, the said Lord Scanderbeg, turned Turk and now rules the land of his brother, which was given to him by the sultan for his having turned Turk.
  • The third daughter, Chiranna, was married to Lord Nicholas Dukagjini. She was the only daughter among brothers, and gave birth herself to two sons. One died and the other turned Turk and became a pasha and a great commander of the sultan.
  • The fourth daughter, Helena, was married to Lord George Dukagjini, to whom many children were born and all turned Turk. One called Scanderbeg was still alive (1515) and was a sanjak bey.
  • The fifth daughter, Despina, was married to Lord Tanush Dukagjini. They had two children: a boy and a girl. The boy died.
    • Theodora, was married to and had two sons.
      • Blaise
      • Jacob.
  • The sixth daughter, Angelina, married Stefan Branković of Serbia, son of Despot Đurađ. Angelina and Stefan had two sons and one daughter. The sons died.
    • The daughter was Maria, who married the Marquis of Monferrato. They had two sons.
      • William, married the sister of Monsignor d'Alençon, the dauphin of France. This nobleman had two children: a boy and a girl.
        • Marquis of Monferrato
        • Unnamed Female, married Frederick, Duke of Mantua.
      • George, died without children.
  • The seventh daughter, Comita, married Gojko Balšić, Lord of Misia. They had two sons and one daughter. The sons died in Hungary.
    • Maria, married the Count of Muro, and had two daughters.
      • Beatrice, married Prince Ferdinand Orsino, Duke of Gravina
      • Isabel, married Lord Louis of Gesualdo, Count of Conza.
  • The eighth daughter, Catherine, married Nicholas Boccali. They had two sons and two daughters.
    • Manoli
    • Constantine

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