Voisava | |
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| Other names | Jella (Gjela),[1] Vojsava, Vojislava |
| Born | Polog, likely a reference to the Polog valley |
| Noble family | Kastrioti (by marriage) |
| Spouse(s) | Gjon Kastrioti |
| Issue | Reposh Kastrioti Stanisha Kastrioti Kostandin Kastrioti Mara Kastrioti Gjergj Kastrioti Jelena Kastrioti Mamica Kastrioti Angelina Kastrioti Vlajka Kastrioti |
Voisava was a noblewoman and wife of Gjon Kastrioti, an Albanian feudal lord from the House of Kastrioti. They had nine children together, one of whom was the Albanian national hero Gjergj Kastrioti, better known as Skanderbeg.[2]
- ^ Omari 2014, p. 31:l quadro si complica quando un documento notarile ragusano del 10 luglio 1439, a differenza delle cronache cinquecentesche basate sulle memorie, attribuisce alla vedova di Giovanni Kastrioti il nome Jella, anziché Voisava.
- ^ "Skanderbeg | Albanian hero". Encyclopedia Britannica. 13 January 2024.