Albanian noble and military commander (1405–1468). Skanderbeg was born on 6 May 1405 in what is now Albania. Skanderbeg is remembered as an aristocrat, statesperson and military commander, a citizen of the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire. Positions held included monarch.
Before and after
- 1403Construction of Gur-e Amir
- 22 February 1403Birth of Charles VII of France
- 1404Construction of Bibi-Khanym Mosque
- 19 February 1405Death of Timur
- 6 May 1405Birth of Skanderbeg
- 18 October 1405Birth of Pius II
- 17 March 1406Death of Ibn Khaldun
- from 14 August 1409 to 1 February 1411Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War
- 2 December 1409Founding of Leipzig University
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The era
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