Gregorios Kamonas (?) was a Greek-Albanian lord who ruled the
Principality of Arbanon
Arbanon ( Old Albanian: in Old Gheg, in Old Tosk; ) was a medieval principality in present-day Albania, ruled by the native Progoni family, and the first Albanian state to emerge in recorded history. The principality was established in 1190 ...
after .
Demetrios Chomatenos (1216–1236) mentioned him as having the title of ''
sebastos
( , ) was an honorific used by the ancient Greeks to render the Roman imperial title of . The female form of the title was (). It was revived as an honorific in the 11th century Byzantine Empire and came to form the basis of a new system of co ...
'', given to him by the emperor
Alexios III Angelos
Alexios III Angelos (; 1211), Latinized as Alexius III Angelus, was Byzantine Emperor from March 1195 to 17/18 July 1203. He reigned under the name Alexios Komnenos (; Aléxios Komnēnós) associating himself with the Komnenos dynasty (from whi ...
after 1205, during his stay in the
Despotate of Epirus
The Despotate of Epirus () was one of the Greek Rump state, successor states of the Byzantine Empire established in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade in 1204 by a branch of the Angelos dynasty. It claimed to be the legitimate successor of the ...
at the court of his nephew
Michael I Komnenos Doukas.
He first married the daughter of
Gjin Progoni, then married Serbian princess
Komnena Nemanjić, the daughter of King
Stefan Nemanjić and widow of
Dimitri Progoni, thus inheriting the rule of Arbanon. He strengthened ties with Serbia and secured Arbanon through an Orthodox alliance.
He had a daughter together with Komnena, who married
Golem of Kruja
Golem was an Albanian nobleman who ruled the Principality of Arbanon, in its phase of semi-independency. He was the last ruler of Arbanon before its final annexation in the reemerging Byzantine Empire. His holdings included Krujë and probably ...
, the next lord of Kruje.
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*History of Albania
During classical antiquity, Albania was home to several Illyrian tribes such as the Albanoi, Ardiaei, Bylliones, Dassaretii, Enchele, Labeatae, Taulantii, Parthini, Penestae (tribe), Penestae, Amantes (tribe), Amantes, and many others, but also Bry ...
* Monarchs of Albania
Year of birth unknown
13th-century deaths
13th-century monarchs in Europe
13th-century Byzantine people
13th-century Albanian people
13th-century Greek people
Medieval Albanian nobility
Sebastoi
Albanian monarchs
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