Peter Bua
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Peter Bua was an Albanian
leader of late medieval Despotate of the Morea (Peloponnese
). He was the chief instigator of the Morea revolt of 1453–1454 and after its end he became the official representative of the Albanians of the Morea. For a period he also ruled the areas of the Morea that hadn't been conquered by the Ottomans. His origin was from the Bua-Shpata family that ruled the Despotate of Angelokastron and Lepanto
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and the death of the last Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI
, 30,000 Albanians under Peter Bua rose in revolt against the two Despots of Morea, Thomas and Demetrius II, due to the heavy tributes they had to pay. After the failure of the revolt Mehmed II
surnamed the Conqueror recognized him as spokesperson of the Albanian population of Morea.
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
leader of late medieval Despotate of the Morea (Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
). He was the chief instigator of the Morea revolt of 1453–1454 and after its end he became the official representative of the Albanians of the Morea. For a period he also ruled the areas of the Morea that hadn't been conquered by the Ottomans. His origin was from the Bua-Shpata family that ruled the Despotate of Angelokastron and Lepanto
Despotate of Angelokastron and Lepanto
The Despotate of Angelokastron and Lepanto was a short-lived despotate ruled by the Albanian chieftain Gjin Bua Shpata, in the late medieval period including parts of Western Greece. It was created after the defeat of Nikephoros II Orsini, Despot of Epirus in the Battle of Achelous, in 1359 and...
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Morea Revolt of 1453-4
Shortly after the fall of ConstantinopleFall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire, which occurred after a siege by the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, against the defending army commanded by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI...
and the death of the last Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI
Constantine XI
Constantine XI Palaiologos, latinized as Palaeologus , Kōnstantinos XI Dragasēs Palaiologos; February 8, 1404 – May 29, 1453) was the last reigning Byzantine Emperor from 1449 to his death as member of the Palaiologos dynasty...
, 30,000 Albanians under Peter Bua rose in revolt against the two Despots of Morea, Thomas and Demetrius II, due to the heavy tributes they had to pay. After the failure of the revolt Mehmed II
Mehmed II
Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...
surnamed the Conqueror recognized him as spokesperson of the Albanian population of Morea.