Kingdom of Albania (medieval)

Kingdom of Albania
Mbretëria e Arbërisë (Albanian)
Regnum Albaniae (Latin)
1272–1368
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sicily and Kingdom of Albania in Personal Union of Albania
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sicily and Kingdom of Albania in Personal Union
Kingdom of Albania at its maximum extent (1272-1274)
Kingdom of Albania at its maximum extent (1272-1274)
StatusPersonal union with the Angevin Kingdom of Sicily/Naples
CapitalDurazzo (Dyrrhachium, modern Durrës)
Religion
Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy
GovernmentMonarchy
King, Lord and later Duke 
• 1272–1285
Charles I
• 1366–1368
Louis
Historical eraMedieval
• Established
1272
• Disestablished
1368
ISO 3166 codeAL
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Principality of Arbanon
Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologos dynasty
Principality of Albania
Lordship of Berat
Mataranga family

The Kingdom of Albania (Albanian: Mbretëria e Arbërisë, Latin: Regnum Albaniae) was established by Charles of Anjou in the Albanian territories he conquered from the Byzantine Empire in 1271, with the help of the local Albanian nobility. The Kingdom of Albania was declared in late February 1272. The kingdom extended from the region of Durazzo (Dyrrhachium, modern Durrës) south along the coast to Butrint. A major attempt to advance further in direction of Constantinople failed at the Siege of Berat (1280–1281). A Byzantine counteroffensive soon ensued, which drove the Angevins out of the interior by 1281. The Sicilian Vespers further weakened the position of Charles, and the Kingdom was soon reduced by the Byzantines to a small area around Durazzo. The Angevins held out here, however, until 1368, when the city was captured by Karl Thopia. In 1392, Karl Thopia's son surrendered the city to the Republic of Venice.


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