Arbanense bishopric, Gjon Kastrioti and the quarrel about the borders of the bishopric of Lezha

Abstract

The present paper devotes some space to the period forerunning Gjergj Kastrioti's war and the following centuries, a very much discussed event among the local and foreign scholars. The quarrel between the Arbanense bishopric and the bishopric of Lezha (Alexiense-Lexiensi) about the appurtenance of a series of churches pretended or contested from both sides and for the history of this bishopric itself is here reported.