| Gropa | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of the Gropa as depicted in the 1680 catalogue "La Universita delle Insegne Ligustiche Delineate da Gio Andrea Musso" (p.13) | |
| Country |
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| Founded | before 1242[2] |
| Final ruler | Zacharia Gropa |
| Titles | Gospodar (lord) |
| Estate(s) | (eastern Albania and western Macedonia);
The region between Pogradec, Ohrid and Debar:[when?]
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| Dissolution | 1467 (emigration to Italy)[2] |
The Gropa were an Albanian noble family which ruled the region between Pogradec, Ohrid and Debar from the 12th until the 14th century.[2] In the 13th century members of the Gropa family were thought to be Catholics, but in the 14th century they reconverted to Orthodoxy because of the political relations with the Archbishopric of Ohrid.[3]
- ^ Srejović;Gavrilović;Ćirković 1982, p. 24: "Андрија Гропа, пре маричке битке несумњиво вазал Мрњавчевића"
- ^ a b c Vlora 1956, 5. Gropa Archived 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine: "The sphere of influence of the Gropas was no doubt concentrated in the region between Pogradec, Ohrid and Dibra. They seem to have ruled in that area for more than 3 centuries"
- ^ Bulgarian historical review 2003, p. 177