Hamza Kastrioti

Hamza Kastrioti
1596 engraving by Johann Theodor de Bry of Hamza Kastrioti
Full name
Hamza Kastrioti
Branilo Kastrioti
(after converting to Roman Catholicism)
Noble familyKastrioti
IssueAlfonso Kastrioti
Giovanni Kastrioti
Ferrante Kastrioti
FatherStanisha Kastrioti

Hamza Kastrioti (Latin: Ameses Castriota) was a 15th-century Albanian nobleman and the nephew of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg. After the Battle of Nish he deserted Ottoman troops together with his uncle Skanderbeg, converted to Christianity and changed his name to Branilo. He supported Skanderbeg's uprising and was the vice captain of Skanderbeg's troops when they captured Krujë in 1443.

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