Pjetër Bua (fl. 1450s) was an Albanian nobleman of the late medieval Despotate of the Morea (Peloponnese) who was the chief instigator of the Morea revolt of 1453–1454. After the revolt, he was recognized by the Ottoman Empire as the official representative of the Albanians of the Morea.
Pjetër Bua | |
|---|---|
 Orientale im Mantel, thought to be Peter Bua by Gentile Bellini[1] | |
| Nationality | Despotate of the Morea (Peloponnese) |
| Occupation | Albanian nobleman |
| Known for | Instigating the Morea revolt of 1453–1454 as the leader of the Albanians |
| Children | Mercurio Bua (Son) |
Biography
editPjetër Bua was a member of the Albanian Bua family. Shortly after the fall of Constantinople and the death of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI (r. 1449–1453), 30,000 Albanians led by Pjetër Bua rose in revolt against the two Despots of the Morea, Thomas and Demetrius II, due to the heavy tributes they had to pay. After the revolt failed, the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II (r. 1444‒1446; 1451‒1481), surnamed the Conqueror, recognized Pjetër Bua as the spokesperson of the Albanian population of the Morea.[2] For a period of time, Pjetër Bua ruled the areas of the Morea that hadn't been conquered by the Ottomans.[3] Bua was wounded in the leg during his battles and gained the nickname "the Lame".[4] He fought in the Ottoman-Venetian was of 1463-1479, where he impressed the Venetians who gifted him a golden robe. In the period between 1467 and 1489, Peter Bua, as a commander of the Albanian stradioti, became one of the most well-known figures of distinguished warriors in the Republic of Venice and beyond in Italian opinion.[5]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ "Historia e Petro Bua Shpatës dhe prania e tij në tablotë e piktorëve të mëdhenj". Telegrafi. 2024.
- ^ Cheetham 1981, p. 218.
- ^ Babinger 1992, pp. 166ff.
- ^ Arshi Pipa (1978). Albanian Literature Social Perspectives. R. Trofenik. p. 49. ISBN 978-3-87828-106-1.
- ^ Irakli Koçollari (2020). "Një stratiot shqiptar në tablot e dy piktorëve të famshëm të rilindjes italiane". Gazeta Dita.
Sources
edit- Babinger, Franz (1992) [1978]. Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time. Bollingen Series 96. Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim. Edited, with a preface, by William C. Hickman. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09900-6. OCLC 716361786.
- Cheetham, Nicholas (1981). Mediaeval Greece. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10539-1.
- Madgearu, Alexandru; Gordon, Martin (2008). The Wars of the Balkan Peninsula: Their Medieval Origins. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5846-6.