Kingdom of Albania (medieval)

Kingdom of Albania Mbretëria e Arbërisë (Albanian) Regnum Albaniae (Latin)
1271–1368 and 1376–1383
Coat of Arms
Kingdom of Albania at its maximum extent (1272-1274)
Status	Personal union with the Angevin Kingdom of Sicily/Naples
Capital	Durazzo (Dyrrhachium, modern Durrës)
Religion	Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy
Government	Monarchy
King, Lord and later Duke
• 1272–1285	Charles I
• 1285–1294	Charles II
• 1294–1331	Philip I
• 1331–1332	Robert II
• 1332–1336	John, Duke of Durazzo
• 1336–1348	Charles, Duke of Durazzo
• 1348–1368, 1376-1383	Joanna, Duchess of Durazzo
• 1365–1368,1376	Louis, Duke of Durazzo
• 1376-1383	Robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu
Historical era	Medieval
• Established	1271
• Disestablished	1368 and 1376–1383
ISO 3166 code	AL
Preceded by Succeeded by Principality of Arbanon Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologos dynasty Principality of Albania Lordship of Berat Mataranga family

The Kingdom of Albania (Albanian: Mbretëria e Arbërisë, Latin: Regnum Albaniæ) was established by Charles of Anjou in the Albanian territories he conquered from the Byzantine Empire in 1271, with the help of the local Albanian nobility. The Kingdom of Albania was declared in late February 1272. The kingdom extended from the region of Durazzo (Dyrrhachium, modern Durrës) south along the coast to Butrint. A major attempt to advance further in direction of Constantinople failed at the Siege of Berat (1280–1281). A Byzantine counteroffensive soon ensued, which drove the Angevins out of the interior by 1281. The Sicilian Vespers further weakened the position of Charles, and the Kingdom was soon reduced by the Byzantines to a small area around Durazzo. The Angevins held out here, however, until 1368, when the city was captured by Karl Thopia. In 1392, Karl Thopia's son surrendered the city to the Republic of Venice.