Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu (1405 – 17 January 1468), known as Skanderbeg (Albanian: Skënderbej from Ottoman Turkish: اسکندر بگ, İskender Bey), was an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia.
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Full name at birth | George Kastrioti
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Date of birth | 6 May 1405
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Place of birth | Sinë, Albania
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Date of death | 17 January 1468
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Age | 62 (age at death)
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Place of death | Lezhë, Albania. Buried at Saint Nicholas Church of Lezhë, Albania
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Occupation | Lord of the Principality of Kastrioti, Chief military commander of League of Lezhë
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Height | 6' 4" (193 cm)
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