Gropa family

The Gropa were an Albanian noble family which ruled the region between Pogradec, Ohrid and Debar from the 12th until the 14th century. In the 13th century members of the Gropa family were thought to be Catholics, but in the 14th century they reconverted to Orthodoxy because of the political relations with the Archbishopric of Ohrid.

Gropa
Coat of arms of the Gropa as depicted in the 1680 catalogue "La Universita delle Insegne Ligustiche Delineate da Gio Andrea Musso" (p.13)
Country
  • Kingdom of Sicily (fl. 1273)
  • Serbian Empire (1355-1355)
  • Ally to Mrnjavčević family (1355-1371)
  • Rival of Prince Marko and independent ruler (1371-1395)
  • League of Lezhë (1444-1479)
Foundedbefore 1242
Final rulerZacharia Gropa
TitlesGospodar (lord)
Estate(s)(eastern Albania and western Macedonia);

The region between Pogradec, Ohrid and Debar:

  • Ohrid (1377-1385)
Dissolution1467 (emigration to Italy)
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