Albania under the Hohenstaufen
Albania under the Hohenstaufen Hohenstaufen Albania | |||||||||
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| 1258–1267 | |||||||||
Map of Albania under Hohenstaufen rule | |||||||||
| Capital | Durrës | ||||||||
| Common languages | Latin, Italian, Albanian, Greek | ||||||||
| Religion | Christianity (Roman Catholicism (state), Eastern Orthodox | ||||||||
| Demonym | Albanian | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
• King | Manfred, King of Sicily | ||||||||
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• 1258-1267 | Philip Cinardi | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Capture of Durrës | 1258 | ||||||||
• War with Nicea | 1259–1261 | ||||||||
• Death of Manfred at the Battle of Benevento | 1267 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Albania Greece | ||||||||
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Abania under the Hohenstaufen was a period in the History of Albania that lasted from 1258 until 1267, when Albania came under the rule of the Hohenstaufen of Sicily. Its ruler, Manfred, controlled Albania from his seat in Durazzo.
Despite earlier Hohenstaufen Kings of Sicily claiming the lands of Albania, these aspirations would only be achieved by Manfred after his campaign against the Empire of Nicea between 1257-1258 which brought about his capture of Durazzo, Vlorë, Spinarica and Berat. After an alliance with the Despotate of Epirus, his dominions would also include Himarë, Sopot, Butrint and Corfu. Despite the weakening of his state after the Battle of Pelagonia and the Palaiologos campaign on the Albanian coast in 1259, the Hohenstaufen continued their presence in Durazzo and two years later would recapture their lost lands. Hohenstaufen rule lasted until the Battle of Benevento in 1266, after the death of Manfred. This led to both Sicily and the Hohenstaufen dominions in Albania falling to the Angevins.