Teodor II Muzaka (), was an

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Prince from the House of Muzaka, he was the Lord of Berat and Lord of Myzeqe.

Life

Teodor II Muzaka was born into the House of Muzaka as the second son of

Andrea II Muzaka Andrea II Muzaka ( 1318–1372) was an Albanian nobleman of the Muzaka family and the ruler of the Principality of Muzaka in the 14th century. He inherited the principality from his father, Teodor I Muzaka, who died around 1331. Andrea II is kn ...

and Euphemia Mataranga, who was from the

Mataranga family The Mataranga, Matranga, Matarango or Matrangolo (''Matrënga'' in Albanian) were an Albanian noble family during the 13th and 15th centuries. Members of this family included local rulers, Byzantine officials and writers. After the occupation of ...

. Upon the death of his father Andrea II, his lands were divided among his three sons, Gjin I, Teodor II and Stoya. Gjin inherited the majority of his father’s holdings, except for

Berat Berat (; sq-definite, Berati) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is north of Gjirokastër, west of Korçë, south of Tirana, and ea ...

Myzeqe The Myzeqe (; sq-definite, Myzeqeja; ) is a plain in the Western Lowlands of Albania. The Myzeqe is the largest and widest plain, measured by area, in the Lowlands. Location The Myzeqe plain is a large alluvial plain traversed by three main riv ...

, and

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. Teodor received Berat and Myzeqe, while Stoya inherited Kastoria along with its associated villages and estates. Between 1383 and 1384, Theodor II, together with his brother Stoya and the monk Dionysius, had a Greek Orthodox church ( Church of St. Athanasius of Mouzaki) built in

, which was dedicated to

Athanasius the Great Athanasius I of Alexandria ( – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria (as Athanasius I ...

Succession

He died fighting during the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 on the side of the anti-Ottoman coalition led by

Lazar of Serbia Lazar Hrebeljanović ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Хребељановић; – 15 June 1389) was a medieval Serbian ruler who created the largest and most powerful state on the territory of the disintegrated Serbian Empire. Lazar's state, referre ...

. After his death the rule of his domain passed over to his nephew

Teodor III Muzaka Theodor Corona Musachi () or Teodor III Korona Muzaka, was an Albanian nobleman who led the 1437–38 revolt against the Ottomans and was one of the founders of the League of Lezhë in 1444. Life Theodor Corona Musachi was а prominent member ...

. This could only happen because his only son Nicola must have been dead at the time or was held captive by his aunt Comita.

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