Der antiosmanische Krieg und die Beziehungen zwischen Georg Kastrioti Skanderbeg und Johannes Hunyadi

Edmond Malaj

Der antiosmanische Krieg und die Beziehungen zwischen Georg Kastrioti Skanderbeg und Johannes Hunyadi

The article focuses primarily on Skanderbeg’s relations with John Hunyadi. Both Hunyadi and Skanderbeg are among the most significant leaders of the anti-Ottoman struggle in the fifteenth-century Europe. In later centuries, they came to occupy central roles in the national identities of their respective peoples: Skanderbeg as the national hero of the Albanians, and John Hunyadi as a key figure of Hungarian identity. In addition, the article briefly addresses Skanderbeg’s relations with Hunyadi’s son, Matthias Corvinus, who later ascended the throne as King of Hungary. In this aspect, I provide key information drawn from a wide range of historical studies as well as from original documents. My research results are presented both in contrast to Pálosfalvi’s article ‘Skanderbeg and the Hunyadis: Myth and Reality’ and an addition to his findings.

Skanderbeg, Johannes Hunyadi, The Anti-Osman Front, Battle of Jalomitsa, Battle of Niš, Battle of Warna, Pope Pius II, Wladislaw II, George Branković, Sultan Murat II.