Konstantin Balšić
Konstantin Balšić Константин Балшић Kostandin Balsha | |
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| Lord of Krujë, Danjë, Shkodër, etc. | |
During his short rule, Konstantin Balšić minted a single coin: reverse (left) shows him seated as king, obverse (right) shows Saint Stephen with a gospel and censer, both with Latin inscriptions. | |
| Reign | 1394–1402 |
| Successor | Helena Thopia |
| Born | c. 1370 |
| Died | 1402 Durrës or Shkodër, Venetian Albania |
| Noble family | Balšić |
| Spouse | Helena Thopia |
| Issue | Stefan Maramonte |
| Father | Gjergj I Balsha |
| Mother | Teodora Dejanović |
Konstantin Balšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Константин Балшић; Albanian: Kostandin Balsha) also known as Kostadin or Constantine was a 14th-century Albanian-Serbian nobleman from the House of Balšić, who ruled over territories in northern Albania and Zeta. He became an Ottoman vassal and ruled over Krujë and Danjë, and was executed by the Republic of Venice in 1402 following his failed attack on Durrës.