The national hero, Gjergj Kastriot - Skënderbeu was born on May 6, 1405, in a noble family of Dibra, as was that of Gjon Kastriot.
He was taken hostage by Sultan Murat and fought for the Ottoman Empire as a general until 1443, the year in which he left during a battle, returning to Kruja. In 1444, he gathered all the Albanian princes in the League of Lezha, where it was unanimously decided to fight for the possession of the Albanian lands against the Ottoman Empire.
The national hero would be known for his relentless struggle in a key place between east and west. He would be recognized as loyal to the King of Naples in the Treaty of Gaeta, where he supported King Ferdinand of Naples in the civil war of 1460–1461. In 1463 he was the commander of the crusade forces of Pope Pius II, while he died on January 17, 1468, at the age of 63.
Gjergj Kastriot Skenderbeu is considered by many Western European countries as the hero who prevented the Ottoman Empire from conquering Western Europe and as the model of Christian resistance against the Muslim Ottomans./KosovaPress/
