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Karl Thopia Karl Topia | |
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Prince of Albania | |
Prince of Albania | |
Reign | 1358–1388 |
Predecessor | Andrea I Thopia (as Count of Mat) |
Successor | Gjergj Thopia |
Born | 1331 Durrës, Princedom of Albania, Kingdom of Naples |
Died | 1388 (aged 57) Elbasan, Princedom of Albania |
Burial | |
Spouse | Voisava Balsha |
Issue | Gjergj Thopia Helena Thopia Voisava Thopia Maria Thopia Niketa Thopia |
Dynasty | Thopia Anjou-Naples |
Father | Andrea I Thopia |
Mother | Hélène of Anjou |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Karl Thopia (Albanian: Karl Topia; 1331 – January 1388) was an Albanian feudal prince and warlord who ruled Albanian domains from 1358 until the first Ottoman conquest of Albania in 1388.[1] Thopia usually maintained good relations with the Roman Curia.