Despotate of Arta

Despotate of Arta
*Despotati i Artës* (Albanian)
Δεσποτάτο της Άρτας (Greek)
Despotate of Arta Despotati i Artës (Albanian); Δεσποτάτο της Άρτας (Greek)
1359–1416
	Map of the Despotate of Arta in 1390
Status	Despotate
Capital	Arta
Common languages	Albanian; Greek
Religion	Eastern Orthodoxy
Government	Despotate
Despot/Lord
• 1360–1374	Pjetër Losha
• 1374–1399	Gjin Bua Shpata
• 1399–1403	Sgouros Shpata
• 1403–1415	Muriq Shpata
• 1415–1416	Yaqub Shpata
Historical era	Medieval
• Established	April 1359
• Unified with Angelokastron and Lepanto	1374
• Disestablished	4 October 1416
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Despotate of Epirus
	Despotate of Angelokastron and Lepanto
Despotate of Epirus
Today part of	Greece

The Despotate of Arta (Albanian: Despotati i Artës; Greek: Δεσποτάτο της Άρτας) was a despotate established by Albanian rulers during the 14th century, after the defeat of the local Despot of Epirus, Nikephoros II Orsini, by Albanian tribesmen in the Battle of Achelous in 1359 and ceased to exist in 1416, when it passed to Carlo I Tocco.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ Served firstly as Despot of Angelokastron, became despot of Arta and Angelokastron after the death of Peter Losha.
^ Cite error: The named reference books.google.gr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ History of Albanian People. Albanian Academy of Science. ISBN 99927-1-623-1
^ Fine, John. The Late Medieval Balkans. Ann Arbor, 1987.
^ Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, p. 191
^ Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, p. 53

[1] Served firstly as Despot of Angelokastron, became despot of Arta and Angelokastron after the death of Peter Losha.

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[3] History of Albanian People. Albanian Academy of Science. ISBN 99927-1-623-1

[4] Fine, John. The Late Medieval Balkans. Ann Arbor, 1987.

[ODBArta-5] Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, p. 191

[ODBAlbanians-6] Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, p. 53

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