Skanderbeg (sometimes Scanderbeg, Skenderbeg or Skënderbeu) may refer to:

People

* Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1468), Albanian nobleman and military commander, national hero *

Skenderbeg Crnojević Gjergj Kastrioti (17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Ser ...

(1457–1530), member of the Crnojević family of Zeta and Ottoman sanjakbey of the Sanjak of Scutari in 1513–30 * Skenderbeg Mihajlović (1478–1504), sanjakbey of the Sanjak of Bosnia in 1478–80, 1485–91 and 1499–1504 * Military pseudonym of Rafael Moshe Kamhi (1870–1970), Macedonian revolutionary *

William, Prince of Albania Wilhelm, Prince of Albania (Wilhelm Friedrich Heinrich; , 26 March 1876 – 18 April 1945) was sovereign of the Principality of Albania from 7 March to 3 September 1914. His reign officially came to an end on 31 January 1925, when the country w ...

(1876–1945), also known as Skanderbeg II * Zog of Albania (1895–1961), also known as Skanderbeg III

Places

Skanderbeg Square The Skanderbeg Square () is the main plaza in the centre of Tirana, Albania. The square is named after the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg, Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu. The total area is about 40,000 square metres. The Skanderbeg Monument dom ...

in Tirana, Albania *

in Pristina, Kosovo *

in Skopje, North Macedonia * Skanderbeg Museum in Krujë, Albania * Skanderbeg Monument in Tirana, Albania * Skanderbeg Military University in Tirana, Albania * Skënderbeu Stadium in Korçë, Albania *

Palazzo Skanderbeg Palazzo Scanderbeg or Palazzetto Scanderbeg is a Roman palazzo, located on the Piazza Scanderbeg (Num. 117) near the Trevi Fountain. It takes its name from its fifteenth-century host, the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg Gjergj Kastrioti ...

palazzo A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome whi ...

in Rome, Italy * Piazza Scanderbeg, square in Rome, Italy * Skanderbeg Mountains, mountain range in Albania

Culture

* '' The Great Warrior Skanderbeg'', a 1953 Albanian film * ''

Scanderbeg Gjergj Kastrioti (17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanians, Albanian Albanian nobility, feudal lord and military commander who led Skanderbeg's rebellion, a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, ...

'', a 1718 opera by

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, impresario of Baroque music and Roman Catholic priest. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lif ...

* '' Scanderberg'', a 1735 opera by

François Francoeur François Francœur (21 September 1698 – 5 August 1787) was a French composer and violinist from the late Baroque (music), Baroque era and the Classical period (music), Classical era. Biography François Francœur was born in Paris, the son ...

and

François Rebel François Rebel (19 June 17017 November 1775) was a French composer of the Baroque era. Born in Paris, the son of the leading composer Jean-Féry Rebel, he was a child prodigy who became a violinist in the orchestra of the Paris Opera The Pari ...

Other

* 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg, Albanian SS division, 1944–45 * Skanderbeg (military unit), Albanian quisling military unit assigned to the 14th Italian Army Corps, to participate in the Italian counteroffensive against insurgents in Montenegro, during the 1941 uprising in Montenegro *

KF Skënderbeu Korçë Klubi i Futbollit Skënderbeu Korçë is an Albanian professional association football, football club based in Korçë, southeastern Albania. The club competes in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Football in Albania, Albanian football. ...

, football team in Korçë, Albania * Order of Skanderbeg, an honorary decoration given in Albania to Albanian and foreign citizens that have made an important contribution to the defence, reinforcement and development of Albania and is awarded by the Albanian President * ''Skanderbeg'', a steamboat used for transport of the goods and passengers mostly on Skadar Lake in Montenegro in the first half of the 20th century

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