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George Thopia
George Thopia
Lord of Durazzo
Reign	1388—1392
Predecessor	Karl Thopia
Successor	Niketa Thopia
Died	1392
Noble family	Thopia
Spouse(s)	Teodora Branković
Father	Karl Thopia
Mother	Voisava Balsha

George Thopia (Albanian: Gjergj Topia, Italian: Giorgio Topia; fl. 1388 – d. 1392) was the Lord of Durazzo (Durrës) from 1388 to 1392. He was the son of Karl Topia and Voisava Balsha.^[1]^[2] Gjergj married Teodora, the daughter of sevastokrator Branko Mladenović, of the Serbian Branković family.^[3]

Gjergj was required to return Durrës to the Republic of Venice in 1392.^[4] Later that year, he died without issue.^[5]^[6] His sister, Helena Thopia, gained the bulk of the rest of his holdings, whilst a smaller portion was left to his younger sister, Vojsava.^{[citation needed]}

Family Tree edit

Ancestors of George Thopia

8. Tanusio Thopia

4. Andrea Thopia

2. Karl Thopia

20. Charles II of Naples

10. Robert, King of Naples

21. Mary of Hungary

5. Hélène of Anjou

11. Unknown mistress

1. George

6. Balsha I

3. Voisava Balsha

7. Unknown

References edit

^ Early Albania. 2003. p. 52. ISBN 9783447047838.
^ The Constantinian Order of Saint George. 2018. p. 503. ISBN 9788434025066.
^ Veselinović & Ljušić 2002.
^ Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-8108-6188-6. His son, George Thopia, was obliged to return Durres to the Venetians in 1392
^ Early Albania. 2003. p. 52. ISBN 9783447047838.
^ O'Connell, Monique (2009). Men of Empire Power and Negotiation in Venice's Maritime State. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780801891458. At the end of 1389, Carlo Thopia died and Durazzo passed to his equally sickly son Giorgio, who died in 1392.