Pal Gropa
Feudal Albanian ruler
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Pal Gropa, also known as Paul or Paulo Gropa, (Pal Gropa) was an Albanian feudal ruler of Ohrid and Dibër from the 13th century and a member of the Gropa family.[1] He held the title of Sebastos.
FeudalismVassal to the Kingdom of Sicily
IssuePossibly father of Teodor I’s wife.
Paulo Gropa Albanian: Pal Gropa | |
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| Lord of Deabolis and Debar | |
Coat of arms of the Gropa as depicted in the 1680 catalogue "La Universita delle Insegne Ligustiche Delineate da Gio Andrea Musso" | |
| Feudalism | Vassal to the Kingdom of Sicily |
| Noble family | House of Gropa |
| Issue | Possibly father of Teodor I’s wife. |
Biography
In 1273, the Angevin rulers of Albania record that sebastos Pal Gropa was the lord of an extensive mass of territory in Dibër.[2] He was granted privileges on 18 May 1273 by Charles of Anjou; he was assigned seven villages in the Devoll valley and other properties in Ohrid and Debar.[3][4]
In 1275, Sevast Paul Gropa (Ropa) and Johannes Muzaki presented themselves to Vicar General de Tucu in Durrës, a representative of King Charles of Anjou.
