Gulielm Blinishti

Gulielm Blinishti (in Albanian; Latin: Gulielmus, Serbian: Виљем Блиништи/Viljem Bliništi;[1] fl. 1279–1319) was an Albanian nobleman of the Blinishti family, first mentioned in 1279, during the Angevin expansion.[1] In 1304 after the proclamation of alliance between Albanians and Philip IV of France, he became marshal of the Angevin armies in Albania.[2][3] Mentioned in a papal bull of 1319,[4] Philip I, Prince of Taranto, who claimed the title Latin Emperor, had succeeded in uniting many lords in the Kingdom of Albania (barones regni Albanie) south of Scutari: William Arianit, Paul Matarango, count Vladislav Jonima, count Mentol Musachi, commander Andrew Musachi, protosebastos Theodore Musachi, protosebastos William Blenist and count Kaloyan Blenist.[5]

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