What the records say
- When
- 2 May 1467
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 41.51° N, 19.80° E
- Description
- 1467 Ottoman siege of the Albanian resistance in Krujë
Siege of Krujë (1466–1467)
Second siege of Krujë
The second siege of Krujë took place from June 1466 to 23 April 1467. Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire led an army into Albania to defeat Skanderbeg, the leader of the League of Lezhë, which was created in 1444 after he began his war against the Ottomans.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Albanian League of Lezhë, aided by troops from the Republic of Venice, is successful in ending the Ottoman siege of the fortress at Krujë after 10 months”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Skanderbeg revient en Albanie après avoir demandé des fonds au pape et à Venise”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “осада Круи”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page