Karl Thopia

Karl Thopia
Karl Topia
Prince of Albania
Prince of Albania
Reign1358–1388
PredecessorAndrea I Thopia
(as Count of Mat)
SuccessorGjergj Thopia
Born1331
Durrës, Princedom of Albania, Kingdom of Naples
Died1388 (aged 57)
Elbasan, Princedom of Albania
Burial
SpouseVoisava Balsha
IssueGjergj Thopia
Helena Thopia
Voisava Thopia
Maria Thopia
Niketa Thopia
DynastyThopia
Anjou-Naples
FatherAndrea I Thopia
MotherHélène of Anjou
ReligionRoman 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.

  1. ^ Gillian Gloyer (2008). Albania. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841622460. Retrieved 15 November 2011.