Despotate of Arta
The Despotate of Arta (Albanian: Despotati i Artës; Greek: Δεσποτάτο της Άρτας) was a despotate established by Albanian rulers during the 14th century, after the defeat of the local Despot of Epirus, Nikephoros II Orsini, by Albanian tribesmen in the Battle of Achelous in 1359 and ceased to exist in 1416, when it passed to Carlo I Tocco.
Despotate of Arta | |||||||||||
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| 1359–1416 | |||||||||||
Map of the Despotate of Arta in 1390 | |||||||||||
| Status | Despotate | ||||||||||
| Capital | Arta | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Albanian Greek | ||||||||||
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy | ||||||||||
| Government | Despotate | ||||||||||
| Despot/Lord | |||||||||||
• 1360–1374 | Pjetër Losha | ||||||||||
• 1374–1399 | Gjin Bua Shpata | ||||||||||
• 1399–1403 | Sgouros Shpata | ||||||||||
• 1403–1415 | Muriq Shpata | ||||||||||
• 1415–1416 | Yaqub Shpata | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Medieval | ||||||||||
• Established | April 1359 | ||||||||||
• Unified with Angelokastron and Lepanto | 1374 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 4 October 1416 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Greece | ||||||||||
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