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{{Short description|Noble family from Albania}}
{{Infobox noble house {{Infobox noble house
|surname = Spata | surname = Spata
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⚫ * ] (Early 1360s–?)
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⚫ * ] (?–1399)
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⚫ *] (Early 1360s–?)
⚫ * ] or "Lepanto" (1377–78; 1380–?)
⚫ *] (?–1399)
⚫ * ] (1377–99)
⚫ *] (?–1399)
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⚫ *] or "Lepanto" (1377–78; 1380–?)
| titles = ''count'', ''despot''
⚫ *] (1377–99)
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The '''Spata family''' ({{lang-sq|Shpata}}, {{lang-gr|Σπάτα, Σπάτας}}), was an ] active in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, initially as Venetian vassals and later as Ottoman vassals. It's progenitors were brothers ] and ]. The '''Spata family''' ({{langx|sq|Shpata}}) was an ] which rose to prominence in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, initially as ] ]s and later as ] vassals. The family's progenitors were the brothers ] and ]. Shpata means "sword" in ].<ref name=Hammond59/>


==History== ==History==
In the first half of the 14th century, mercenaries, raiders and migrants known in ] as ''Άλβανοί'' (''Albanoi'' or "Albanians") flooded into ] (specifically raiding ] in 1325 and 1334).<ref>{{harvnb|Hammond|1976|pp=39, 57}}.</ref> In 1358, Albanians got regions of ], ] and ] under their rule and established two principalities under their leaders, ] and ].<ref name=Hammond59>{{harvnb|Hammond|1976|p=59}}.</ref> ] (Lepanto) was later taken in 1378.<ref name=Hammond59/> The Shpata family frequently collaborated with the Ottomans and saw them as protectors.<ref name="Imber1990">{{cite book|last=Imber|first=Colin|title=The Ottoman empire: 1300-1481|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lIppAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Isis|isbn=978-975-428-015-9|page=113|quote=The Spata clan, however, continued to see the Ottomans as their protectors. }}</ref>
===Origin===
A Vlach (]) origin has also been given by historians;{{sfn|Madgearu|Gordon|2008|p=83}} Croatian historian ] (1879-1931) spoke of an Albano-Aromanian symbiosis in the Pindus, and discussed the nationality of the Losha, Bua and Shpata.<ref>Pipa 1978, p. 53: {{quote|Sufflay speaks of an Albano-Aromunian symbiosis in the Pindus, and the nationality of the rulers of Thessaly and Epirus in the second half of the 14th century (Peter Ljosha, Nicola Bua, Gjin Shpata) has been a moot point. The discussion is ...}}</ref>


Although German historian ] provided a genealogy of the Shpata family, it is deemed by modern scholarship as "altogether inaccurate".<ref name=Luttrell>{{harvnb|Luttrell|1982|p=122}}.</ref>
In the first half of the 14th century, mercenaries, raiders and migrants flooded into Greece (1325 and 1334 raids into Thessaly). These were known in Greek as ''Albanians'', from their area of origin, but they also included ].{{sfn|Hammond|1976|pp=57}} In 1358, Albanians and Vlachs overran Epirus, Acarnania and Aetolia, and established two principalities under their leaders, John Spata and ].{{sfn|Hammond|1976|p=59}} ] (Lepanto) was taken in 1378.{{sfn|Hammond|1976|p=59}}


*], recognized as a ruler in Epirus and Aetolia by ] in 1359–1360.<ref>{{harvnb|Madgearu|Gordon|2008|p=83: "The despots Gjin Buia Spata and Peter Liosha were recognized by Symeon Uroš in 1359–1360 as rulers in Epirus and Aetolia. Albanian historians consider Gjin (or Ghinu) Buia and Peter Liosha Albanian, but it is sure that at least the Buia family was of Aromanian origin..."}}</ref>
===John Spata===
⚫ ** Eirene Spata who married ], the Despot of ], in 1396.<ref name=Luttrell/>
{{main|John Spata}}
⚫ ** A daughter, name unknown, who married ].
⚫ ** Unclear
⚫ *** ] ({{floruit}} 1399–1414)
⚫ *** ] ({{floruit}} 1414–1416)
⚫ * ] ({{floruit}} 1399–d. 1403)
⚫ ** Paul Spata, Ottoman vassal
** Sterina Spata, married Francesco ], ].


According to Schirò, Shpata family was not kin (blood relatives) with the later ].<ref>{{harvnb|Schirò|1971–1972|p=81}}.</ref> However this theory is rejected and their first name was Bua, while the name Spata appears to them as a second name, creating a cadet branch of the Buas.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KxENAQAAIAAJ&q=emri+shpata+bua|page=17|title=Studime Historike, Volume 2|year=1965|publisher=the University of California}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Kollias|1990|page=208-209.}}</ref>
==Members==
Hopf's genealogy of the Spata family is "altogether inaccurate".<ref name=Luttrell>{{cite book|author=Anthony Luttrell|title=Latin and Greece: The Hospitallers and the Crusades, 1291-1440|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0WRmAAAAMAAJ|year=1982|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Limited|isbn=978-0-86078-106-6|page=122}}</ref>


⚫ ==References==
*]
===Citations===
⚫ **], married ] in 1396.<ref name=Luttrell/> Esau was the Despot of ].
⚫ {{reflist|2}}
⚫ **An unnamed daughter, married ]
⚫ **Unclear
⚫ ***] ({{floruit}} 1399–1414)
⚫ ***] ({{floruit}} 1414–16)
⚫ *] ({{floruit}} 1399–d. 1403)
⚫ **], Ottoman vassal


==Legacy== ===Sources===
{{refbegin|2}}
⚫ It was not kin (blood relatives) with the later ].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Schiro, G.|title=La genealogia degli Spata tra il xiv e xv sec. e due Bua sconosciuti|journal=Rivista di Studi Bizantini e Neoellenici|page=81}}</ref>
*{{cite book|last=Aleksić|first=Marko|title=Mediaeval Swords from Southeastern Europe: Material from 12th to 15th Century|year=2007|location=Belgrade|publisher=Marko Aleksić|id=GGKEY:UJ4HA53C8R7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hcZVAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA9}}

*{{cite book|last=Hammond|first=Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière|title=Migrations and Invasions in Greece and Adjacent Areas|location=Park Ridge, NJ|publisher=Noyes Press|year=1976|isbn=0-8155-5047-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_VBoAAAAMAAJ}}
⚫ ==References==
*{{cite book|last=Luttrell|first=Anthony|title=Latin and Greece: The Hospitallers and the Crusades, 1291–1440|year=1982|location=London|publisher=Ashgate Publishing Limited|isbn=978-0-86078-106-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0WRmAAAAMAAJ}}
⚫ {{reflist}}
⚫ *{{cite book|last1=Madgearu|first1=Alexandru|last2=Gordon|first2=Martin|title=The Wars of the Balkan Peninsula: Their Medieval Origins|year=2008|location=Lanham, MD|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-5846-6|url=https://archive.org/details/warsofbalkanpeni0000madg|url-access=registration}}
==Sources==
*{{cite book|last=Pipa|first=Arshi|title=Albanian Folk Verse: Structure and Genre|year=1978|location=Munich|publisher=Trofenik|isbn=978-3-87-828119-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wSUNAQAAIAAJ}}
⚫ *{{cite book|last1=Madgearu|first1=Alexandru|last2=Gordon|first2=Martin|title=The Wars of the Balkan Peninsula: Their Medieval Origins|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UjxpAAAAMAAJ|year=2008|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-5846-6|ref=harv}}
⚫ *{{cite journal|last=Schirò|first=Giuseppe|title=La genealogia degli Spata tra il XIV e XV sec. E due Bua sconosciuti|journal=Rivista di Studi Bizantini e Neoellenici|volume=28–29|year=1971–1972|pages=67–85}}
{{refend|2}}


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Latest revision as of 16:15, 3 December 2024

Noble family from Albania
Spata
Shpata
Spatas
Noble family
Parent houseBua
CountryMedieval Albania
FounderGjin Bua Shpata
Titlescount, despot
Connected familiesArianiti family
Estate(s)

The Spata family (Albanian: Shpata) was an Albanian noble family which rose to prominence in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, initially as Venetian vassals and later as Ottoman vassals. The family's progenitors were the brothers Gjin Bua Shpata and Skurra Bua Shpata. Shpata means "sword" in Albanian.

History

In the first half of the 14th century, mercenaries, raiders and migrants known in Greek as Άλβανοί (Albanoi or "Albanians") flooded into Greece (specifically raiding Thessaly in 1325 and 1334). In 1358, Albanians got regions of Epirus, Acarnania and Aetolia under their rule and established two principalities under their leaders, Gjin Bua Shpata and Pjetër Losha. Naupactus (Lepanto) was later taken in 1378. The Shpata family frequently collaborated with the Ottomans and saw them as protectors.

Although German historian Karl Hopf provided a genealogy of the Shpata family, it is deemed by modern scholarship as "altogether inaccurate".

According to Schirò, Shpata family was not kin (blood relatives) with the later Bua family. However this theory is rejected and their first name was Bua, while the name Spata appears to them as a second name, creating a cadet branch of the Buas.

References

Citations

  1. ^ Hammond 1976, p. 59.
  2. Hammond 1976, pp. 39, 57.
  3. Imber, Colin (1990). The Ottoman empire: 1300-1481. Isis. p. 113. ISBN 978-975-428-015-9. The Spata clan, however, continued to see the Ottomans as their protectors.
  4. ^ Luttrell 1982, p. 122.
  5. Madgearu & Gordon 2008, p. 83: "The despots Gjin Buia Spata and Peter Liosha were recognized by Symeon Uroš in 1359–1360 as rulers in Epirus and Aetolia. Albanian historians consider Gjin (or Ghinu) Buia and Peter Liosha Albanian, but it is sure that at least the Buia family was of Aromanian origin..."
  6. Schirò 1971–1972, p. 81.
  7. Studime Historike, Volume 2. the University of California. 1965. p. 17.
  8. Kollias 1990, p. 208-209. harvnb error: no target: CITEREFKollias1990 (help)

Sources

Albanian noble families
(1090–1443)
Medieval Albania
(1205–1479)
Despotate of Epirus
(1385–1912)
Ottoman Albania
(1479–1844)
Venetian Albania
Royal houses of Albania
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